Union Lobbying on Immigration Issues
Eliseo Medina, Secretary-Treasurer of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), discussed SEIU’s lobbying efforts over the August recess to campaign for immigration reform.
88 viewsEliseo Medina, Secretary-Treasurer of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), discussed SEIU’s lobbying efforts over the August recess to campaign for immigration reform.
88 viewsOpponents of the Arizona immigration law reacted to the Supreme Court’s decision on the law. The Court upheld the provision that requires police officers review a person’s immigration status…
208 viewsUnion leaders participated in a forum on jobs and labor issues. Among the topics addressed were collective bargaining, the state of the economy, and job creation. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis…
442 viewsUnion leaders and state politicians participated in a rally in favor of national immigration reform and spoke about workers and immigrants' rights. They also protested Arizona’s new law gove…
582 viewsWitnesses testified at a hearing on overhauling immigration laws in 2009 titled “Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2009, Can We Do It and How?” Witnesses addressed several issues including…
2,126 viewsThe National Capital Immigration Coalition held a rally on the National Mall. The protest was billed by immigration rights groups as a post-Labor Day demonstration to show Congress that undo…
677 viewsThe first panel in a four-part series, “Fortress America: The State and Future of U.S. Immigration Law and Policy,” was held on immigration law and policy. The panelists discussed provision…
235 viewsParticipants talked about immigration in the wake of September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. Among the issues they addressed were amnesty programs, civil liberties, student immigran…
95 viewsParticipants called on President Bush and the Congress to support a color-blind immigration policy that legalizes immigrants regardless of their country of origin. Following their remarks th…
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