AFL-CIO & Illegal Immigrants Yay? or Nay?

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AFL-CIO & Illegal Immigrants Yay? or Nay?

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As I previously reported here: Alliance Of Ulterior Motives

AFL-CIO Aligns With Day-Laborer Advocates

Although now it seems the a.f.l.-c.i.o.
are singing a different tune… Leave it to organized labor to play by
their own rules. Not that I care, mind you. I am staunchly against
illegal immigration. I just get sick in the pit of my stomach, feeling
pleased with the afl-cio for any reason. *Sigh

Democrats’ ties to labor could complicate immigration reform

With its bolstered political clout, the AFL-CIO is
better positioned to confront a powerful coalition of business groups
that is pressing for a temporary worker program to bring in thousands
of foreign workers each year.

“In view of the election, it’s very significant,” he said.
“Certainly, the AFL-CIO has a bigger seat at the table than they did
before.”

Business leaders say the guest worker program is needed to bring
in foreign workers to fill unskilled and low-skilled jobs that
Americans don’t want. But AFL-CIO
officials say the program is designed to give business a steady source
of cheap labor and would take jobs from U.S. citizens.

“We don’t believe our elected representatives are ready to adopt
legislation that creates paths for corporations to import workers (and)
reduce working standards in the United States,” said Ana Avendando,
associate general counsel for the AFL-CIO. “That’s exactly what guest
worker programs are.”