Suppose recent changes to immigration laws have increasedincreased the supply of immigrant labor, decreasingdecreasing wages in manual labor occupations. How might this affect the market for construction?

Answer and explanation:

A change in immigration policies boosting foreign labor increase will automatically imply having more foreign labor hand in industries at all levels. This represents a big advantage for companies since labor wages are likely to decrease but they should worry about the expertise of the labor hand that is being introduced. Those foreign employees may be less qualified than local workers.