Unions, Once Wary of Immigrants, Now March Alongside Them
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June 16, 2025 | US LABOR | Labor unions and union members nationwide are playing a significant role in opposing the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration crackdown. They’ve protested the federal detention of SEIU official David Huerta in Los Angeles at a rally against workplace deportation sweeps by ICE. Unions protested the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a tradesworker apprentice, to El Salvador. This kind of solidarity would have been less common a generation ago, when some segments of the labor movement saw immigrants as low-cost competitors for their union jobs. But it’s not all smooth sailing. Marketplace
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