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Understanding that what benefits some workers in the US should benefit all workers has been a struggle in the pro-migrant community. Finally it seems that there us some movement towards recognizing that scapegoating undocumented workers as the cause for labor and economic woes isn’t helping anyone.

The nation’s two major labor federations have agreed for the first time to join forces to support an overhaul of the immigration system, leaders of both organizations said on Monday. The accord could give President Obama significant support among unions as he revisits the stormy issue in the midst of the recession.

What does pro-labor/pro-migrant immigration reform look like?

The accord endorses legalizing the status of illegal immigrants already in the United States and opposes any large new program for employers to bring in temporary immigrant workers, officials of both federations said.

The guest worker program has been a huge sticking point since the business sector loves guest worker programs and sees them as a “trade-off” for legalizing millions of undocumented.

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