New Mexico Immigrant Organizations Coalesce Around Essential Worker Legislation
US Congressman Gabe Vasquez Introduces “The Strengthening our Workforce Act”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) hosted a virtual roundtable and press conference with essential immigrant workers from New Mexico immigrants’ rights organizations to announce the introduction of the Strengthening Our Workforce Act. Members of EL CENTRO de Igualdad y Derechos, Somos Un Pueblo Unido, Partnership for Community Action, and New Mexico CAFé, hailed the legislation for seeking to provide a swift path to legalization for undocumented workers.