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butterbean · Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 2271

This is the third installment in a four-day series looking at immigration and its impact on greater Danbury. Click here to read all the stories.

DANBURY -- Employers who hire illegal immigrants should be fined, if not arrested.

That's what Joe Neverisky sees as a solution to his problem: Undocumented workers in Danbury are creating a cheaper labor market, making it difficult for him to make a living in construction, he said.

Neverisky, who just dissolved his construction company Kalo, LLC at the end of the year because of little revenue, said employers who hire illegal immigrants at low wages are able to "low ball" him on jobs.

"Their bids are lower, and I have to sell myself," he said. "I can't go as low."

Neverisky is one of a handful of contractors in the Danbury area who say they are fed up with employers who hire illegal immigrants to save money.

"You have to have insurance and proper licenses for your employees, but some contractors just aren't abiding by the law," he said.

Neverisky's claims, however, can't be proven with reports or statistics.

No studies have ever been done on illegal immigration's impact on Danbury's labor market.

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