Línea Abierta : IMMIGRATION REFORM: THE DISTRICT FRONT.




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Summary: IMMIGRATION REFORM: THE DISTRICT FRONT. Members of Congress are in the middle of their spring recess this week in their home districts, and constituents take the opportunity to meet with them and push for immigration reform. This edition includes updates on actions planned in Georgia, Florida, California and other states. Also, a spokesperson from theAFL-CIO shares news on the agreement the union came to with Senator Charles Schumer and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on a guest worker program. Guests: Ana Avendaño, Director of Immigration and Community Action, and Assistant to President Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C., www.aflcio.org ; Ana Garcia-Ashley, Executive Director, Gamaliel, Atlanta, GA, www.gamaliel.org ; Homero Mejía, Executive Director, Congregations Building Community, PICO National Network, Modesto, CA, www.cbcstan.org ; Natalia Jaramillo, Spokesperson, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Miami, FL, www.floridaimmigrant.org