Statement
Letter Opposing Bill That Would Take An Enforcement-Only Approach to Immigration
… Building, Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Goodlatte and Rankin Member Conyers, I am writing on behalf of the AFL-CIO to urge you to oppose the Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 3711). Absent broader immigration reform, a national E-Verify mandate will push millions of working people deeper into the shadow economy, further undermining our freedom to join together and fight to raise wages for all. This narrow bill does more to obscure the real challenges involved in …