Calling for a halt to all deportations is criminal IMO. These people broke our laws and should face consequences.
They also drive wages down every time they take a job that Americans will not because of low wages.
Wages will increase as soon as employers no longer have an unlimited supply of slave labor. Throw employers in jail that knowingly hire illegals. Deport anyone found to be here illegally. Why do our employers get away with this ?
Why do politicians get away with doing nothing ?
Working People Need Executive Action on Deportations
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The AFL-CIO has been calling on the White House to halt unnecessary deportations since spring 2013. Every day that the White House does not act, more than 1,000 people are torn from their worksites, their families and their communities, driving down wages and standards in the process.
It was immigrant workers who educated me about how the threat of deportation is used as a weapon by exploitative employers who want to keep their workforce captive, compliant and cheap. Their stories and their courage convinced me of the need to call for executive action, and it is imperative that the president also hear directly from those whose future is in his hands. We join the calls for the president to meet with members of the communities most deeply affected by our dysfunctional immigration system before political insiders further erode his resolve to act.
The time to act on immigration was more than a year ago, when the Senate passed a comprehensive, bipartisan framework for real reform. House Republicans refused to do their job and put the compromise bill up for a vote, and the Obama administration has not yet used it as a blueprint for executive action. The fate of millions of workers continues to hang in the balance, and the president should use his authority to grant the broadest possible temporary relief.
We renew our call for the executive branch to provide work authorization to all those who would be on a pathway to citizenship now if House Republicans had allowed a vote on the bipartisan Senate bill. Only broad executive action will shore up the floor of employment practices in this country. More than 8 million immigrants -- a full 5 percent of the labor market -- are working today without the protection of law. We know all too well that unscrupulous employers exploit these hardworking women and men to force down labor costs, suppressing wages for all workers. Without adequately addressing the scope of this problem, administrative action will have limited impact on overall labor standards.
I urge the president to look into the eyes of immigrant workers, as I have, and let their stories be his guide in this critical decision. What would the president say to Ramon Mendez, a union roofer who was picked up by immigration authorities after filing a health and safety claim? When burns caused by a lack of adequate safety gear landed Mendez in the hospital for several days, his employer provided no workers' compensation and told him that if he complained he would be fired and reported to immigration authorities. Indeed, less than two weeks after the National Labor Relations Board ruled on Mendez's case, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrived at his home.
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Working People Need Executive Action on Deportations Richard Trumka
They also drive wages down every time they take a job that Americans will not because of low wages.
Wages will increase as soon as employers no longer have an unlimited supply of slave labor. Throw employers in jail that knowingly hire illegals. Deport anyone found to be here illegally. Why do our employers get away with this ?
Why do politicians get away with doing nothing ?
Working People Need Executive Action on Deportations
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The AFL-CIO has been calling on the White House to halt unnecessary deportations since spring 2013. Every day that the White House does not act, more than 1,000 people are torn from their worksites, their families and their communities, driving down wages and standards in the process.
It was immigrant workers who educated me about how the threat of deportation is used as a weapon by exploitative employers who want to keep their workforce captive, compliant and cheap. Their stories and their courage convinced me of the need to call for executive action, and it is imperative that the president also hear directly from those whose future is in his hands. We join the calls for the president to meet with members of the communities most deeply affected by our dysfunctional immigration system before political insiders further erode his resolve to act.
The time to act on immigration was more than a year ago, when the Senate passed a comprehensive, bipartisan framework for real reform. House Republicans refused to do their job and put the compromise bill up for a vote, and the Obama administration has not yet used it as a blueprint for executive action. The fate of millions of workers continues to hang in the balance, and the president should use his authority to grant the broadest possible temporary relief.
We renew our call for the executive branch to provide work authorization to all those who would be on a pathway to citizenship now if House Republicans had allowed a vote on the bipartisan Senate bill. Only broad executive action will shore up the floor of employment practices in this country. More than 8 million immigrants -- a full 5 percent of the labor market -- are working today without the protection of law. We know all too well that unscrupulous employers exploit these hardworking women and men to force down labor costs, suppressing wages for all workers. Without adequately addressing the scope of this problem, administrative action will have limited impact on overall labor standards.
I urge the president to look into the eyes of immigrant workers, as I have, and let their stories be his guide in this critical decision. What would the president say to Ramon Mendez, a union roofer who was picked up by immigration authorities after filing a health and safety claim? When burns caused by a lack of adequate safety gear landed Mendez in the hospital for several days, his employer provided no workers' compensation and told him that if he complained he would be fired and reported to immigration authorities. Indeed, less than two weeks after the National Labor Relations Board ruled on Mendez's case, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrived at his home.
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Working People Need Executive Action on Deportations Richard Trumka
