Legislative Alert
Letter to Senators Urging Them to Oppose Legislation That Will Hurt Immigrants and Lower Wages
… Dear Senator: I am writing to urge you to refrain from co-sponsoring the Immigration Innovation Act of 2015 (S. 153), or "I-Squared," which the AFL-CIO … levels of inequality and decades of wage stagnation, it is irresponsible to expand access to employment-based temporary work programs that will continue to hold down wages, increase worker vulnerability, and reduce social mobility for deserving … in 1998, and face increased insecurity on the job. Workers in the H-1B program should have increased job mobility and the right to self-petition for legal permanent resident status, rather than having to rely upon an employer to petition for them. …