Overview Our broken immigration system hurts all of us. The status quo creates divisions, depresses wages and weakens labor standards for all workers. Out of fear of being deported, undocumented workers have little recourse against wage theft and other employer abuses. When businesses can exploit immigrant workers, it lowers the wages of all workers. There are an estimated 11.3 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. The vast majority are here because they want a better life for their families and faced economic and political oppression back home. Often, these individuals come from undemocratic countries that lack even the most ...
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