The Essential Worker Immigration Coalition (EWIC) is a coalition of businesses, trade associations, and other organizations from across the industry spectrum concerned with the shortage of both lesser skilled and unskilled ("essential worker") labor. EWIC stands ready to work with the Administration and Congress to push forward on important immigration reform issues. April 30, 2009 Hearing on “Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2009, Can We Do It and How?” April 29, 2009 E-Verify Responce Letter April 29, 2009 Electronic Employment Verification Systems March 26, 2009 Biz Letter to Napolitano on FAR and No-Match Rules. January 28, 2009 letter to Senators in opposition to Grassley Amendment to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009.

EWIC has been intimately involved with the legislative process and has been working closely with key Congressional members to shape and draft practical immigration reform legislation.

Growth of workers 25 to 54, is projected to increase only 0.3 percent between 2004 and 2014. | The fertility rate in the US is projected to fall below replacement level by 2015 to 2020. | By 2010, 77 million baby boomers will begin to retire. | By 2030, 1 in 5 Americans is projected to be a senior citizen. | Due to increased education participation, the workforce of 16-24 year olds has declined. | More adults are taking early retirement, causing a decline in the workforce population. | The construction industry will need an estimated 185,000 new workers annually for the next 10 years. | The restaurant industry will add 1.8 million jobs between 2005 and 2015. | The Hospital Industry reports an increased need for workers ranging from housekeeping and maintenance to nursing assistants and registered nurses. | Every year employers hire about 50 to 60 million people in the United States. | Businesses spend approximately 12 million hours each year documenting the legal status of the nation’s 50 to 60 million new hires.