The following statement is attributable to Héctor Figueroa, 32BJ Secretary-Treasurer:
“Rep. Gutierrez’s “roadmap” for immigration reform would put us on the right path to fixing our broken immigration system, starting with legalizing the 12 million undocumented immigrants who live and work in our communities.”
“Our outdated immigration system fuels discrimination that hurts all workers regardless of their status. We need a new immigration system that is in sync with today’s economic needs and our values as a nation of immigrants.”
With more than 110,000 members in eight states and Washington, D.C., many of them immigrant workers, 32BJ is the largest property services union in the country.
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updated 10/13/09
