The nation’s two major labor federations, the A.F.L.-C.I.O. and Change to Win, have reportedly agreed, for the first time, to jointly support comprehensive immigration reform. The support of these labor federations serves as recognition by labor leaders that immigration reform is actually in step with economic recovery and provides further evidence that the momentum for immigration reform is building. Indeed, both academia and government research are in accord that comprehensive immigration reform would not only pay for itself in the form of increased wages and tax contributions, but would benefit all businesses with the concomitant increase in buying power for those who are currently undocumented.
Stay tuned for the latest developments evidencing the growing sentiment to fix our broken immigration system.