Bipartisan Immigration Bill is a First Step

Casa de Maryland hosted a press conference highlight Virginia grassroots communities attending the All In for Citizenship rally.

Below: A mother demonstrates her ankle monitoring bracelet, which tracks her movements.

U.S. Senators, known as the "Gang of Eight" – four Democrats and four Republicans who have been working on immigration reform – have released a bill that is a first step toward much needed reform of our broken immigration system.

Immigration reform must be fair and should reflect our shared values of opportunity, voice, and justice for all, and must ensure that workers in every industry are protected from employer exploitation.

CWA has many questions about this proposal, and we'll continue to analyze the 844-page bill. We do have some initial concerns and we will work with our allies to help bring about improvements to the bill.

CWA, along with other unions, faith and community leaders, civil rights activists, immigrant organizations and others, looks forward to working with the Senate and President Obama to bring about comprehensive reform.