Issues in International Political Economy - Clashing Pressures on Immigration - March 2000, Number 3

March 15, 2000

The executive council of the AFL-CIO made a stunning shift in its position on immigration last month when it called for legalization of undocumented aliens in the United States and an end to sanctions against employers who knowingly hire them. There are now an estimated 6 million illegal immigrants in the United States, a majority from Mexico.