Progressives for Immigration Reform

THE MISSION OF PROGRESSIVES FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM IS TO ENACT POLICIES THAT CONSIDER AND MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION ON OVERALL U.S. POPULATION AND POPULATION GROWTH, DOMESTIC WATER AND ENERGY SUPPLIES, OPEN SPACE AND BIODIVERSITY, AND THE EMISSION OF GREENHOUSE GASSES FROM THE UNITED STATES.PROGRESSIVES FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE WORKING CONDITIONS AND WAGES OF BOTH IMMIGRANTS AND NATIVE BORN WORKERS, AND TO LIMIT AND MITIGATE THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND WAGE SUPPRESSION CAUSED BY UNFAIR LABOR AND TRADE PRACTICES, INCLUDING THE IMPORTATION OF LARGE NUMBERS OF LOW-WAGE FOREIGN WORKERS WHO ARE SUBJECT TO EXPLOITATION BY FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC CORPORATIONS WORKING WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.PROGRESSIVES FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM FURTHERMORE SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF LOW-WAGE AMERICANS AND WORKING PEOPLE WORLDWIDE, BY SUPPORTING POLICIES THAT ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC HEALTH, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.