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Deborah Cannada, Librarian - West Side Elementary School, Charleston, WV.
Deborah Cannada, Librarian - West Side Elementary School, Charleston, WV.
(Washington, DC) – While the House of Representatives left for August recess without passing a citizenship bill for aspiring Americans, the nation’s deportation crisis has continued. That tragic inaction is why America’s labor movement has kept the pressure on House Republicans.
That pressure has included:
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“The ongoing deportation crisis leaves millions of low wages workers subject to abuse by greedy employers while tearing apart families and communities,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. “The best way to end this crisis permanently is for the House of Representatives to stop delaying and offer the majority which supports real reform an immediate vote on a bill with a reliable roadmap to citizenship.”
In the coming weeks, working families will participate with allies across the pro-immigrant movement in actions demanding House Republicans stop holding aspiring Americans hostage.
Contact: Jeff Hauser (202) 637-5018
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