Legislative Alert
Letter to Representatives Urging Them to Vote No on Legislation That Would Permanently Compromise Our Ability to Protect Child Refugees
… On behalf of the 12.5 million members of the AFL-CIO and our community affiliate Working America, I urge you to vote no on the legislation providing supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes (H.R. 5230). While additional funding is necessary to care for child refugees from Central America, the funding levels in H.R. 5230 are misdirected and include dangerous policy changes that will permanently compromise our ability to identify and protect child refugees. Since its founding, the United States has served as a beacon of hope and freedom for …