Immigrant and guest workers

“At the same time, we need to modernize our legal immigration system to meet workforce needs—especially in agriculture, health care, and tech—and to ensure people who play by the rules have a clear path forward.”

“Create new immigration pathways by streamlining visas. Expand legal immigration pathways by streamlining work, student, and family visas so Maryland’s hospitals, research institutions, defense contractors, and small businesses can compete globally.”

“We need comprehensive immigration reform that includes border security, pathways to citizenship, and work visas that meet our economy’s needs.”

“Fix our broken immigration system. He’ll expand legal visa pathways, streamline hiring for trusted employers, and protect American wages with E-Verify.”

“Americans want an immigration system that is orderly, just, and humane. We must create legal pathways to citizenship for those protected under DACA and for undocumented immigrants with long-standing ties to the US. We need to revamp the outdated visa system to meet both our labor needs and those seeking economic opportunity.”

“Work to create a fair path to citizenship for long term immigrants who have worked and paid taxes for decades as essential workers and Dreamers, and create legal avenues for workers needed to fill Nebraska’s essential roles in industries like agriculture, manufacturing, healthcare and hospitality.”

“We can and should have more vetting hubs in Central America to help bring order to migration as we create a more fair and reasonable path to legalization for those who want to come here to contribute – because American businesses need a reliable workforce.”

“Enforce labor law so employers can't use the threat of calling ICE to silence workers”

“An underground labor market lets employers pay less than the law requires and undercut everybody. Bring it into the light, enforce labor law against the employers doing it, and wages go up for everyone.”

“And we should provide a pathway to citizenship for the immigrants who have been here the longest and groups like DREAMers, while making sure we protect undocumented workers from exploitation.”

“Protect immigrant workers’ right to organize their workplaces by passing the PRO Act, which would guarantee all workers, including undocumented workers, damages if their labor rights are violated.”

“AB 450 (Author: Chiu; co-author: Wiener): Protecting immigrants in the workplace. AB 450 restricts employers from cooperating with ICE in workplace deportation raids.”

“Restore and codify Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement (DALE), the whistleblower protection the Trump administration quietly shut down, so workers who report wage theft or unsafe conditions can't be deported for speaking up.”

“Crack down on employers who exploit undocumented workers' immigration status to underpay them and dodge accountability, and support a path to citizenship, because normalizing immigration status removes the leverage employers use to suppress wages and silence workers.”

“Immigrants pay taxes, enrich our communities, and help our economy. It’s not immigrants who hurt U.S. workers — it’s the two-tier labor system that depresses wages for everybody. This is a form of divide and conquer by the corporations. I support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, in order to level the playing field for all workers in the United States, and raise wages for everybody.”

“Work to create a fair path to citizenship for long term immigrants who have worked and paid taxes for decades as essential workers and Dreamers, and create legal avenues for workers needed to fill Nebraska’s essential roles in industries like agriculture, manufacturing, healthcare and hospitality.”

“Crack down on employers who exploit undocumented workers' immigration status to underpay them and dodge accountability, and support a path to citizenship, because normalizing immigration status removes the leverage employers use to suppress wages and silence workers.”

“Fix our broken immigration system. He’ll expand legal visa pathways, streamline hiring for trusted employers, and protect American wages with E-Verify.”

“We can protect our national security, protect American wages, and still treat human beings like human beings. That takes an enforcement system that answers to the law and to the people, not one that operates in the dark.”

“An immigration system that protects American wages instead of letting employers exploit cheap labor.”

“An underground labor market lets employers pay less than the law requires and undercut everybody. Bring it into the light, enforce labor law against the employers doing it, and wages go up for everyone.”

“Fix our broken immigration system. He’ll expand legal visa pathways, streamline hiring for trusted employers, and protect American wages with E-Verify.”