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iAmerica is the national immigrant justice campaign platform of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). We’re empowering dreams and igniting change by advocating for the rights of all American families.
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How Trump’s Immigration Plans Could Affect the Economy (Gift Article)
Expelling noncitizens on a mass scale is likely to raise prices on goods and services and lower employment rates for U.S. workers, many economists say.
Nearly half of California's in-home caregivers are immigrants. "If their status were to be adjusted or they lost T.P.S., it would have a devastating impact on the care economy." -@ArnulfoSEIU2015 @SEIU2015
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Mery Davis, home care worker and SEIU 1199 member
I have very few photos from my life before I arrived in America. At some point, I had a picture of my sisters and me when they visited Honduras after my first child was born. But when I started working in America, someone robbed me and took my pocketbook where I had the photo. That loss didn’t keep me from having a good life here though.
Mery Davis, home care worker and SEIU 1199 member
I have very few photos from my life before I arrived in America. At some point, I had a picture of my sisters and me when they visited Honduras after my first child was born. But when I started working in America, someone robbed me and took my pocketbook where I had the photo. That loss didn’t keep me from having a good life here though.