WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has
vaulted immigration to the top of his agenda, arguing in speeches,
interviews, and tweets that immigrants — both legal and illegal — take
jobs from American workers and drag down wages.
He isn’t the only one interested in this
issue. For decades, labor unions have been major players in the
immigration debate, where leaders have long argued the current system
hurts workers. They’ve just pushed for a very different response.
Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, has joined other labor groups
in pushing for legal status for undocumented workers and an overhaul of
legal immigration. In 2013, he negotiated a compromise with the Chamber of Commerce on work visas that lawmakers incorporated into the “Gang of Eight” bill that passed the Senate.
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Source: NBC News
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