{"id":3586,"date":"2013-05-23T09:33:40","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T13:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=3586"},"modified":"2018-12-28T16:00:40","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T21:00:40","slug":"afl-cio-we-have-no-higher-priority-than-amnesty-for-illegal-aliens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2013\/05\/23\/afl-cio-we-have-no-higher-priority-than-amnesty-for-illegal-aliens\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL-CIO: We Have No Higher Priority than Amnesty for Illegal Aliens"},"content":{"rendered":"

One might think that given more than 20 million Americans unable to find full-time jobs, and testimony by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke<\/a> that the American job market remains weak, that organized labor\u2019s highest priority would be getting Americans back to work.<\/p>\n

Or, one might think that the highest priority of the labor movement would be representing the interests of union members, negotiating salaries, benefits and working conditions on their behalf.<\/p>\n

Or, perhaps, one might think that given that real wages for American workers have stagnated over the past 40 years<\/a> and declined for lower skilled workers, despite significant productivity increases, that improving the wages of American workers might be the top priority for the labor movement.<\/p>\n

But, no, none of objectives tops the list of priorities for the AFL-CIO. The highest priority for the labor movement is amnesty for illegal aliens, according to a statement by Richard Trumka<\/a>, president of the AFL-CIO. \u201cThe labor movement has no higher priority in 2013 than a workable immigration system that will allow 11 million aspiring Americans to become citizens,\u201d Trumka said on May 21.<\/p>\n

Given the ALF-CIO\u2019s self-proclaimed priorities, perhaps it is time that they cease calling themselves a labor union and register as an immigration advocacy lobbying organization.