Dive summary:

• It's not captured in the headlines about the current immigration-reform debate or the TV news clips, but changes in U.S. policy could be a major story for construction.
• The emergence of immigrants who have had to live in the underground economy and possibly increased immigration flow under revised citizenship plans could bring more workers to the construction labor force.
• At the same time, legal workers probably will have better wages than illegals get now, which should increase demand for housing, and more families will increase the demand for school construction.

From the article:

An increase in legal residency status will allow millions of workers to become homeowners. ...