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.
Just to be perfectly clear, this was their position back in 2007. Now, the AFL-CIO supports a legalization program for those already in the country.
