In the United States, our child care system is failing and this has hidden costs for working families. The typical annual cost for child care for a family with two children (an infant and a four-year-old) is nearly $18,000. That averages to about 30% of the typical working family's paycheck. This cost is so high that many can't afford it and leave the workforce altogether, with 75% of mothers and 50% of fathers in a recent poll saying they either left the workforce or switched to a less-demanding job.

When parents leave the workforce, they don't just lose their annual salary, it has a negative impact on both wage growth and retirement savings. A parent who leaves the workforce can lose up to four times their annual salary.

Visit the Center for American Progress' new site and input your information to learn how much the failing child care system in the United States could cost you. CAP also is sponsoring the Within Reach campaign, where you can learn more about how to get involved in the fight to make child care affordable for working families.

After hearing the ruling on the United States v. Texas, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made the following remarks:

Today's Supreme Court ruling is a setback for all those who have fought for more humane and rational enforcement of our nation's immigration laws. While we are deeply disappointed by the court's failure to reach a decision, we will redouble our organizing efforts to defeat the obstructionist, anti-immigrant forces behind this lawsuit and ensure that all working people can assert their rights on the job and in the community without fear of deportation.

This decision will further motivate a resilient community that is a vibrant and vital part of our labor movement. We continue to urge the administration to use its discretion to protect those courageous immigrant workers who are exercising their workplace and civil rights.

With a deadlocked Supreme Court, a nationwide injunction issued by a single district court judge in Texas will stand on the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans/Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, leaving millions of hardworking people in the shadows. Sadly, our systems are broken and will remain so until U.S. senators do their job and confirm Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court.