In a New York Times editorial today, Lawrence Downes explains that unions "see immigration reform as an issue of worker empowerment." Reform that allows immigrants to legalize, come out of the shadows and stand up against tolerating low pay and workplace would not only improve their lives, but all workers' lives.
Downes quotes SEIU's Eliseo Medina saying "First and foremost, this is an economic argument....Your standard of living is not going to improve, and you're not going to be in a stronger position to solve your problems as long as you have all of these people out there without any rights -- without any ability to contribute."
