From Restore Fairness blog

Examining the many variables that shape the debate over immigration reform leaves one to conclude that not only is comprehensive immigration reform the morally and ethically right thing to do, but it is also the economically right thing to do. The demand for low-wage undocumented workers as firms compete for cheap labor, and an increasingly costly enforcement-only immigration policy, combine to produce a perverse perpetuation of a deepening underground and dangerous movement of people across our borders.

If you are based in DC, I hope you can make it out to this exciting event today.  It's the first national hearing on Asian Pacific American workers rights and it's sponsored by the good folks at the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance. APAP has signed on as a co-sponsor to help get the word out. Be on the lookout for APAP member Greg Cendana who is one of the featured speakers.

The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) is proud to convene the First National Asian Pacific American Workers' Rights Hearing and the first event focused on Asian Pacific American workers co-hosted by the new leadership of the AFL-CIO.  Hear from Asian Pacific American workers about the challenges they face in exercising their right to organize - including employer abuse, immigrant exploitation, wage theft and union suppression - and strategies