Apr. 18, 2013
NELP Welcomes Senate Immigration Reform Bill
Statement of Christine Owens, Executive Director, National Employment Law Project
Washington, DC—The National Employment Law Project welcomes the Senate’s introduction of bipartisan legislation to reform our nation’s immigration laws. In the coming days, NELP will analyze the details of this complex and far-reaching proposal and its impact on workers’ rights and low-wage labor markets.
The centerpiece of the Senate bill is a pathway to citizenship for most of the 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States. A pathway to citizenship that enables undocumented immigrants to live and work out of the shadows will enable millions of workers and their families to overcome one of the greatest barriers to their own economic security and prosperity. First-class citizenship will allow these workers to contribute fully to their communities and to our nation’s economic recovery.
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FILED UNDER: Immigration Reform
Apr. 17, 2013
Senate “Gang of 8” Releases Immigration Reform Proposal
The Senate "Gang of 8" has released its immigration reform proposal, which is now available at: http://www.schumer.senate.gov/forms/immigration.pdf. Please stay tuned for updated analysis on the proposal.
FILED UNDER: Immigration Reform
Apr. 16, 2013
Senate Gang of 8 Releases Outline of Immigration Reform Bill
On Tuesday, April 16, 2013, the Senate "Gang of 8" released an outline of its proposed immigration reform bill. Although the Senate was scheduled to hold press briefings and introduce the full language of the bill, these events were delayed out of respect to the victims and survivors of the events at the Boston Marathon.
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FILED UNDER: Immigration Reform
Apr. 1, 2013
Immigrant Worker News Update, April 1, 2013
The Immigration Spring [NY Times]
Schumer: Gang of 8 Has ‘Substantive Agreement’ on Immigration Issues [Yahoo News]
Senate Group Resolves Key Issues on Immigration Reform: Lawmakers [Reuters]
Sides Reach Broad Agreement on Immigrant Guest Workers [CNN]
Labor, Business Leaders Reach Wage Agreement for Immigrant Workers [LA Times]
Business, Labor Reach Deal on Low-Skilled Worker Visas [USA Today]
AFL-CIO Summary of Future Flow Program [AFL-CIO]
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FILED UNDER: Immigration Reform
Mar. 21, 2013
Immigrant Worker News Update, March 21, 2013
Three Shocking Examples of Guest-Worker Abuses [ABC News]
Visas for high-skilled workers could double under bipartisan Senate plan [Washington Post]
Poll Finds Broad Support for Path to Citizenship for Immigrants [NY Times]
How Arizona Cheats Immigration Reform: Charging workers for identity theft [Salon]
El Patrón Es El Ladrón! - The Boss Is The Thief! [The Rebel Press]
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FILED UNDER: Immigrant Workers | Immigration Reform
