Question #9: Who else is backing up the AFL-CIO's proposal?

Carl Shusterman: Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard, the Chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, said that the Caucus members would "look forward to working with the AFL-CIO and the business community to reform our immigration policy we believe that these immigrants have made impressive contributions to our work force and to our nation." However, the powers that be in Congress, namely Representative Lamar Smith, the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Immigration, issued a terse press release in response to the AFL-CIO's resolution entitled "Union Bosses Sell Out Workers."


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