Construction contractor groups welcomed House Republicans' newly unveiled principles for developing immigration legislation—an important issue for construction companies and workers—but organized labor sharply criticized the GOP outline.
The set of six principles, released on Jan. 30 at a House Republican retreat in Cambridge, Md., would allow children of illegal immigrants “an opportunity for legal residence and citizenship,” but make clear that the party would not include a “path to citizenship” for those who entered the U.S. illegally.