In some ways, union activity among immigrant workers is nothing new.
"We have to make it clear to immigrant workers that we're on their side."
He should try to help immigrant workers, not drive them away or further underground.
But what alternatives are there, and who can help these immigrant workers?
Most of the immigrant workers his office helps, he was quick to note, do not even vote.
They provide jobs to thousands of immigrant workers but little stimulus to the economy overall.
This led to a strike by immigrant workers in Ireland.
It is impossible to know exactly how many illegal immigrant workers pay taxes.
Most of the population is made up of immigrant workers from other states.
The union federation still views immigrant workers as a potential threat.