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… the interests of working people.  When decisions about economic policy are made behind closed doors, those decisions tend to advance the policy preferences of political and economic elites, not the broad interests of the populace at large.  U.S. … see no sign that the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) and other trade negotiations currently underway are likely to make trade policy materially better from the perspective of workers or the public interest. Trade negotiations, trade … and Colombia have experienced increasing labor repression, often in the form of threats and violence.  The lack of decent work, combined with a flood of subsidized agricultural exports from the U.S., has driven too many workers and farmers from …

… political instability, repression, violence, poverty and natural disasters. From great thinkers like Albert Einstein to prominent diplomats like Madeleine Albright to local business owners and union members, refugees have contributed greatly to our society and enriched our national … foreign affairs. Central American nations are suffering from acute problems with violence, lawlessness and lack of decent work opportunities. Shifting U.S. foreign policy measures in the region to focus on job creation, decent work and meaningful …

… The labor movement has long fought to correct the imbalance of power within our immigration system in order to build an economy that works for working people. … control and workplace verification; and structural reforms to our employment-based visa system to prevent indentured work and base future entry levels on the real needs of the labor market.  These carefully balanced components promote a … rights on the job and to prevent immigration enforcement actions from being used as a tool to deny workers their legal right to organize.  We also firmly assert the need to maintain a firewall between local law enforcement and federal …