The following statement can be attributed to Hector Figueroa President of 32BJ SEIU, one of the largest unions representing immigrant workers in the country: “Trump’s cosmetic tweaks to the Muslim ban don’t change the fact that banning immigrants from Muslim-majority countries, and blocking entry of asylum-seekers, are horrendous ideas that run counter to our identity

The following statement can be attributed to Héctor Figueroa President of 32BJ SEIU: Homeland Security’s sweeping deportation plan is just the latest evidence that our broken immigration system will continue to spread fear in our communities and break up hardworking families unless Congress acts to fix it. As one of the largest immigrant workers unions

The following statement can be attributed to Héctor Figueroa President of 32BJ SEIU: “We look forward to giving Alexander Acosta the level of scrutiny that any nominee to the DOL deserves. As a union that actively opposed the nomination of Andrew Puzder, a candidate clearly unfit to serve as the head of the Department of

The following statement can be attributed to Héctor Figueroa President of 32BJ SEIU: “Fast-food CEO Andrew Puzder should have never been nominated to lead a department once headed by Frances Perkins, a true working-class hero. That’s why today, as we celebrate Puzder’s withdrawal, we should also honor Perkins and the many men and women who

The following statement can be attributed to Hector Figueroa President of 32BJ SEIU, one of the largest unions representing immigrant workers in the country: Arresting a young DACA recipient with deep roots in our country is not only cruel and outrageous but an affront  to our core principles and democratic values. Daniel Ramirez should be

The following statement can be attributed to Hector Figueroa President of 32BJ SEIU, one of the largest unions representing immigrant workers in the country: “As a labor union representing thousands of immigrant workers, we are greatly disturbed by the recent raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on hundreds of hardworking immigrants in 6 states.

The following statement can be attributed to Héctor Figueroa President of 32BJ SEIU, one of the largest unions representing immigrant workers in the country: “The discriminatory and xenophobic actions on refugees and immigrants imposed by President Trump make clear that the next justice to the Supreme Court must be willing to serve as a check

The following statement can be attributed to Héctor Figueroa President of 32BJ, one of the largest union representing immigrant workers in the country: “Trump’s Muslim ban and the refugee crisis that will follow is the latest example of an administration at war with the facts. The reality is that immigrants and refugees are actually less