A shadowy world of corruption, exploitation with illegal workers and 'jefes'

Gines and Skidmore were among a group of union activists and Latino workers who recently sat down with the New Hampshire Union Leader to talk about the seedy side of the construction industry in New Hampshire, where, they said, illegal immigrants are the preferred source of labor for carpentry and drywall jobs. Construction companies misclassify such workers as independent contractors, the sources said, and pay them in cash at rates sometimes a third of what unionized workers with benefits are paid. According to the activists and workers, construction projects are headed by general contractors, who hire subcontractors, who in turn hire other subcontractors. It is the subcontractors, the sources said, who pay jefes to bring in crews composed mainly of undocumented, Latino workers for the carpentry and drywall jobs. Some crews, the sources said, include American citizens who are dodging child support payments or who owe income taxes and want to stay off the accounting books.

[Octo pappy]

All kinds of criminal activity associated with the hiring of illegals> Why doesn't Casaland Security start investigating? Too busy hassleing Granny at Church thinking she's a right wing extremeist.

[RadicalTim]

Time for a national encrypted i.d. to take the guest work out of employment.....Tim

[Captain]

Old news!! This must be cleaned up by the government, but I won't hold my breath.