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Five Essentials for a Just Response to the Migrant Surge
… of immigrants and refugees have always helped build, serve and feed our nation. Today is no different. Unions stand ready to welcome more immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers and help them integrate into the workforce in good union jobs. While we continue the long-term fight for a broad pathway to citizenship and comprehensive reform of our unjust immigration system, we call for an immediate response to the migrant … achieve self-sufficiency, but legal barriers and backlogs make it difficult and far too slow for them to receive formal work authorization. These realities force too many migrants, including children, into the informal economy and dangerous …