Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride Coalition

The Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride Coalition represents the coming together of two very important movements in the United States: Labor and Immigration. Early in this 21st century labor unions noted that a growing number of their members and future members were immigrants and that their confidence in organizing and defending their rights as workers was being eroded as a result of a new, hostile environment to them.

However, major steps have been taken to remind this country of the invaluable contribution and dire need for our immigrant communities. These immigrants - our families, our friends, our neighbors, our teachers, our artists, our community - deserve the same respect and rights as everyone else that has ever lived in this country. Their story is no different than the story of any American family's story: Come to the US from a faraway land to make themselves a better life and in turn make this country better.

It is the mission of our Coalition to guarantee that immigration reform be comprehensive and that any proposal that comes to the attention of the US Congress include the following principles:
*Legalization
*A pathway to citizenship
*Family reunification
*Workplace rights for everyone
*Civil rights for everyone

For more information, visit http://www.iwfr.org