IMMIGRATION

Photo credit: Steve PaveyAmerica needs an immigration system that works for workers—not a system that benefits corporate employers at the expense of everyone else.

Current U.S. immigration policy is a blueprint for employer manipulation and abuse, and both immigrant and American workers are suffering the consequences.

We say, “¡Basta Ya!” or “Enough Already!” Employers have gamed the system for long enough. That’s why the AFL-CIO supports a comprehensive, worker-centered approach for fixing our broken immigration system.

Click here to read the union movement’s framework for comprehensive immigration reform.

 
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CRISIS IN ALABAMA


Investigating the devastating effects of HB 56.  Find out more.

DREAM ACT


America needs the DREAM Act, a bill for undocumented students brought to the US at a young age.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

If you feel you have suffered from immigration-related employment discrimination, click here to file a charge or call the Worker Hotline: 1-800-255-7688.

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