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Labor unions are preparing nonetheless to promote their framework as the way forward.
"We are not just looking at this from the perspective of Democrats or Republicans. We believe that we need 279 votes -- 218 in the House, 60 in the Senate, and one president," said Eliseo Medina, executive vice president of the Service Employees International Union, a member of Change to Win.
"We are going to be having conversations with each and every member of Congress . . . about why we think this makes sense for America, why it makes sense now and why we need to take advantage of this opportunity. We are not taking anybody for granted," Medina said.
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But the AFL-CIO, representing industrial unions, lobbied against attempts to expand temporary worker programs or legalize the status of the estimated 11-12 million undocumented workers already residing in the country, citing concerns that allowing more workers into the economy would artificially depress wages across the board.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20090414/...itics3096817_3
This is the reason why so many dems voted against the CIR bill in 2007. I wonder how Byron dorgan is going to vote this time, because he is a very strong labor guy.