Laboring for Justice in 2004
1/19/2004. In These Times
The Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride (IWFR) last fall indicates that the more progressive unions such as HERE, SEIU, UNITE and the United Farm Workers have studied their labor history. The fact is, workers don�t check their other identities and social positions at the shop floor door; they are people of color, women, immigrants, gays and workers on the shop floor, at home, at church, at the store, and on all the streets in between....

Guest worker initiative could help tourism industry fill low-pay jobs
1/16/2004. The Business Journal Phoenix
Immigrant and guest worker initiatives being pushed by President Bush and three Arizona lawmakers would benefit service and tourism sectors in Arizona, which have had a tough time filling lower paying and seasonal jobs. ...

Twin Cities immigrants respond to Bush guest-workers proposal
1/14/2004. The Star Tribune
Activists from the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride gathered in Bloomington on Tuesday to express concern over some elements of President Bush's proposed immigration policy revisions....

Grassroots Groups Launch TV Ad Against Flawed Bush Immigration Policy
1/14/2004. People for the American Way
In an effort to spread the word on the fatal flaws of President Bush's guest worker policy a coalition of progressive and civil rights organizations including the National Council of La Raza and the Center for Community Change are launching a Spanish-language TV ad campaign urging viewers to contact the White House and ask for a policy that provides real labor protections and a path toward earned legalization. ...

Bush's Immigration Proposal a Gift to Corporations
1/14/2004. People for the American Way
President Bush unveiled a new immigration policy on Wednesday, January 7, 2004. His plan, though sold as immigration reform, is yet another benefit for his corporate cronies. ...

Hagel joins Daschle on bill
1/14/2004. The Hill
Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) � a frequent critic of the Bush administration�s tactics in foreign policy � has been working closely with Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) for months to fashion a major immigration bill. ...

Minnesota immigrants say Bush plan raises false hopes
1/14/2004. Workday Minnesota
President Bush�s plan to �reform� immigration policy through a new guest worker program does little to address the real problems in the current system, immigrants to Minnesota say....

Critics bash work-visa proposal
1/13/2004. Chicago Tribune
Insisting that a temporary guest-worker program is not the answer to America's immigration problem, labor leaders and some immigrant rights supporters say they will urge lawmakers to reject any proposal that places control of worker visas in the hands of employers and that ties legalization to employment. ...

Organization of Chinese Americans Statement on the President's Proposal for Immigration Reform
1/13/2004. Organization of Chinese Americans
The Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA), a national Asian Pacific American (APA) civil rights advocacy and education organization with over 80 chapters and affiliates nationwide, is pleased that the President recognizes that our country�s immigration system is in great need of reform. The President�s proposal, however, does not address the severe backlog of the family-based immigration system, where family members may be waiting for up to ten years to be reunified with their families. ...

NAPALC Disappointed in the Administration's Immigration Reform Proposal
1/13/2004. National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium
Today President George W. Bush announced his proposal to reform the immigration system. The National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium and its affiliates, the Asian Law Caucus and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, are pleased that the President is showing renewed interest in immigration reform. However, the measures outlined in his proposal are inadequate and will not fix the restrictive patchwork of laws that make up our broken immigration system....