ERIC Number: ED577443
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Oct-9
Pages: 11
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Who Is Going to Build the Wall? A Building Trades Crisis in the U.S.A.
Toppin, Ian N.
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A significant workforce shortage exists in most skilled trades areas in the U.S., but this is especially true in building and construction trades. The number of jobs in the construction industry is expected to grow by almost 20% between 2008 to 2018, while only growing by 11% for all other industries. With the prospect of significant shortages in the building trades, coupled with stronger border security and stiffer immigration enforcement, the question begs to be asked, who is going to build the wall politicians are calling for on the border between the U.S. and Mexico?
Descriptors: Construction Industry, Building Trades, Supply and Demand, Labor Market, Undocumented Immigrants, Political Issues, Vocational Education, High Schools, Postsecondary Education, Higher Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Technical Education, Females, African Americans, Labor Legislation, Labor Force Development, Apprenticeships
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Carl D Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act 1990; Workforce Investment Act 1998
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