Press Release

Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka On House Immigration Bill

Today, as House Republicans continue to hold the country hostage, a group of Democrats introduced a bill that will fix the immigration system and move our country in a positive direction.  The bill, which is based on bipartisan legislation that passed the Senate by a wide margin in April, has overwhelming support from the labor movement, faith organizations, immigrant communities, civil and human rights groups, business and many others.

If House Republicans respected the democratic process, this common sense bill would already be the law of the land. Speaker Boehner and the House Republican caucus must allow a vote on this bill.   

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