Report: 1 in 4 Landscape Workers Undocumented

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Graph by Jerry Short

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That puts the landscape industry near the top of job sectors that rely on undocumented workers from outside the U.S. Other top industries with numbers of ?EUR??,,????'?????<

Undocumented workers tend to cluster in industries that have limited skill requirements, the report noted.

To read the complete report, visit the Pew Hispanic Center web site at pewhispanic.org/files/reports/46.pdf

ICE agents arrest a suspect during a sweep for fugitive aliens in 2007. Other sweeps have nabbed employers suspected of deliberately hiring unauthorized workers from outside the U.S.

Mitt Romney Brouhaha

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That could spell trouble for companies that unknowingly employ unauthorized workers, said Tom Delaney of the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) advocacy group.

Sources: Pew Hispanic Center, Boston Globe