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American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations

Apr 4, 2013

Arizona bishop calls for immigration reform to include family reunification

The Episcopal bishop for Arizona joined several religious and union leaders Wednesday urging that family-unification policies be included in any comprehensive immigration reform legislation.

U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., tour the Nogales port of entry during their tour of the Mexico border with the United States on Wednesday, March 27, 2013, in Nogales, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Mar 27, 2013

McCain, other US senators tour Mexico border

A group of influential U.S. senators shaping and negotiating details of an immigration reform package vowed Wednesday to make the legislation public when Congress reconvenes next month as negotiations reopened between union workers and business groups over visas for low-skilled workers.

In this Oct. 12, 2011 file photo, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. wait to speak at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senators writing a comprehensive immigration bill are likely to abandon plans to institute a national ID for all workers. It proved too costly, a key senator says. Instead they are looking at expanding a little-used and error-prone program that lets employers verify the immigration status of workers through Social Security numbers. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Mar 15, 2013

Business, labor still at odds on temporary workers

The Chamber of Commerce's lead immigration negotiator said Friday he's hoping for a deal soon with the AFL-CIO on a new temporary worker program, but the sides are still apart on important details.

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