Reform a Broken Immigration System
A broken immigration system is pushing undocumented workers into the shadows, leaving workers vulnerable to violations of their workplace rights, forcing them to accept lower pay, and creating guest worker programs in which the employers can have workers deported for speaking out for better conditions.
a. Agribusinesses Use Guest Worker Program to Drive Down Wages for Farmworkers
Agribusinesses are currently abusing immigrant farmworkers that work under a H-2A temporary visa. Currently, guest workers are vulnerable to exploitation, discrimination, and lack any government protections. (Read more)
b. Stopping the Cancellation of Temporary Protected Status
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a program enacted by the U.S. Congress in the 1990s to enable immigrants from countries that are experiencing armed conflict or a natural disaster the right to work and live in the United States. In 2018, the Trump administration moved to cancel TPS for more than 400,000 migrants in the United States. The San Francisco Living Wage Coalition, along with many other organizations, formed the NorCal TPS Coalition to help protect TPS holders. (Read more)
c. Stop the Raids and Deportations
Sign the Pledge of Resistance to take immediate action in the event that ICE targets any one of us or an employer threatens a worker with firing based on immigration status. ( Read more)