AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka endorsed President Trump’s view, expressed in in speech to Congress, that legal immigration depresses U.S. wage levels. Trumka stated, “This was the first time the president has talked about legal immigration being used to drive down [domestic workers’] wages. We’ve been saying that for a long time.” In 2013 the AFL-CIO endorsed the “Gang of Eight” bill which would have increased legal immigration substantially if it had passed. Perhaps Trumka’s statement reflects a changing viewpoint.
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