[Ben Mugged]

I am no fan of unions. Why are the unions not speaking out against illegal immigration? Seems the unions are losing membership possibilities if illegals consume the jobs. The Farm Workers Union should be the most vocal opponent to illegal immigration. Anyone know what is going on here?

[Dante3]

I have wondered the same thing. Unions should be full force against the amnesty.

Senator Allen from Virginia made good comments against amnesty. Too bad that Senator Warner, also Republican from Virginia, is all for it - that the same senator who was briefly married to Elizabeth Taylor. He is a mean-spirited guy.

[AntiGuv]

The unions are split. The service unions support amnesty because they have a lot of dues-paying illegals and because they stand to gain a lot of new members. The trade unions oppose amnesty because it drives down wages and undercuts collective bargaining.

[staytrue]

Seems the unions are losing membership possibilities if illegals consume the jobs.

read post 29.

[american spirit]

My guess is the same lobbyists and "special interest" groups aka.....La Raza, MeCHA, etc. are using the same methods ($$$$) on union leaders that they've used to capture the hearts and minds of our (alleged) political leaders.

[DumpsterDiver]

Why are the unions not speaking out against illegal immigration? Seems the unions are losing membership possibilities if illegals consume the jobs.

Perhaps they're counting on the newly-legalized illegals becoming their new union members.

The Farm Workers Union should be the most vocal opponent to illegal immigration.

You can read this from the United Farm Workers:
Take Action: Tell President Bush: It's time for action, not just words! [they want amnesty].

Anyone know what is going on here?

Here is a little more information:

SEIU (Service Employees International Union)
seig.org
Immigration Reform
seiu.org/issues/issue_immigration.cfm
Statement on Pres. Bush's 5/15 Speech By SEIU's Executive Vice-President Eliseo Medina
seiu.org/media/pressreleases.cfm?pr_id=1310

We Are America Alliance
cccaction.org/cccaction/waa_index.html
Who We Are
cccaction.org/cccaction/waa_about_us.html
Affliated with:

1. Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA)
   chirla.org
2. Center for Community Change
   communitychange.org
3. Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR)
   icirr.org
4. Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition
   miracoalition.org
5. National Association for Latin and Caribbean Communities (NALACC)
   nalacc.org
6. National Capitol Immigration Coalition (NCIC)
   ncic-metro.org
7. National Day Laborers Organizing Network
   ndlon.org
8. National Korean American Social & Education Consortium (NAKASEC)
   nakasec.org
9. New American Opportunity Campaign (NAOC)/Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CCIR)
   cirnow.org
10. New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC)
    thenyic.org
11. Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (Northwest Treeplanters and Farmworkers United) (Woodburn, OR)
    pcun.org
12. Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
    seiu.org
13. UNITE HERE!
    unitehere.org

[Windsong]

Why are the unions not speaking out against illegal immigration? Seems the unions are losing membership possibilities if illegals consume the jobs.

They dont have to benefit immediately. As long as America is morphed into a quasi-socialist utopia, they're satisfied. The illegals contribute towards this goal in the long run (doing the work that they...well..)