representing immigration officials who protect the border against
illegal crossings, drug smuggling and human trafficking blasted the
White House and the nation’s top labor boss this week for denying their
concerns about dangerous border conditions even existing.
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka this week angered the rank and file
members of the National ICE Council when the labor giant denied the
contentious issue had divided many members.
“Unions did have at one point some differences on the [immigration]
issue, but the entire labor movement is entirely behind this now. We’ll
be at the table the whole time this thing is being developed to make
sure it meets the needs of workers,” Trumka said in an interview with
Yahoo! News.
Chris Crane, president of the ICE Council that represents 7,600
border and immigration employees, blasted Trumka and the White House for
downplaying their concerns.
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