FAIR SHARE APPLAUDS BIPARTISAN IMMIGRATION REFORM

Contact: Craig Auster, 845-612-3266
April 17, 2013
 
PRESS RELEASE: FAIR SHARE APPLAUDS
BIPARTISAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
 
 
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Fair Share applauded the U.S. Senate for making significant progress towards comprehensive immigration reform that will create a fairer immigration system and a fairer economy.  Fair Share Managing Director Cassandra McKee released the following statement:
 
“The legislation by the bipartisan Gang of 8 represents a critical first step in the long process to winning fair immigration reform policies.  Fair Share will continue to work with our allies in the labor and immigrant rights’ communities to ensure the final legislation is closely aligned with our values and those of the majority of Americans who support reform.  
 
Fair Share launched our “Immigration for a Fair Economy” campaign to help turn public support for comprehensive reform into substantive policy changes.  By highlighting the economic benefits of immigration reform at a time when our country is still slowly recovering from recession, Fair Share is pressing Members of Congress to do the right thing for our country.
 
Fair Share believes we can fix our immigration system and make a huge investment in our economy--if we seize this opportunity.  Today’s legislation is an important step in the right direction.”
 

Fair Share stands for an America where everyone gets their fair share, pays their fair share, and does their fair share; and where everybody plays by the same rules.