Executive Council Statement
Immigration
… and its democratic institutions. New arrivals from every continent have contributed their energy, talent, and commitment to making the United States richer and stronger. Likewise, the American union movement has been enriched by the contributions and courage of immigrant workers. Newly arriving workers continue to make indispensable contributions to the strength and growth of our unions. These efforts have created new unions and … in order to protect their own interests as well as the labor rights of all American workers. Labor and business should work together to design cooperative mechanisms that allow law-abiding employers to satisfy legitimate needs for new workers …