Labor Unions For Legalization Of Illegals

The AFL-CIO and Change to Win, an umbrella group for seven affiliated unions, released a proposal titled “Framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform” last week, in which they support the legalization of 12 million undocumented immigrants already in the United States.

The Society of American Florists (SAF) shed light on the proposal in its Washington Week In Review eNewsletter, reiterating that domestic workers simply do not want to work in seasonal, migratory positions harvesting flowers or vegetables. SAF is upbeat that the union groups agree. AgJOBS legislation, which addresses the need to overhaul H-2A program long term, also would remain entact in the proposal–another positive.

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The downside is that the proposal contains a provision framework calling for an independent commission to assess and manage future work flows, based on labor market shortages that are determined on the basis of actual need. To SAF, that provision indicates hostility to temporary or guest-worker programs.

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