AFL-CIO, Allies Launch Ad Campaign for DREAM Act
Today the AFL-CIO, SEIU, the Campaign for Community Change, the Reform Immigration for America Campaign and America’s Voice launched a six-figure advertising campaign aimed at Republican senators whose votes will be crucial to passing the DREAM Act during the current lame-duck session of Congress.
The ads will run on radio and in print publications through Friday in Portland, Maine; Boston; Miami; Houston; and Las Vegas. (Click on the Boston-area radio ad above.)
New Coalition Set to Push Immigration Reform Now
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| AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker joins members of trade, faith and labor organizations to launch the Reform Immigration for America campaign. |
More than 200 organizations today launched a national coalition to push for comprehensive immigration reform. The election of a new president and Congress with strong immigrant support, coupled with solid public backing for reform, have created a new political landscape for immigration legislation, the group’s leaders said at a news conference in Washington, D.C.
Reform Immigration for America includes the AFL-CIO, Change to Win, the National Council of La Raza, the NAACP and the Asian American Justice Center. The campaign was launched to coincide with a three-day meeting of more than 700 progressive advocates and allies this week and an upcoming White House meeting on immigration June 15.
