New Workers' Rights Bill Will Pass This Year, Sen. Menendez Predicts

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 5:50PM
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By Chingyu Wang-Talk Radio News Service

Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) said on Wednesday that the Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retailation (POWER) Act is under review and is likely to get the 60 votes in November 2010.

"It may very well be in November the lame duck session, when members, who have retired or not going to run again, whose heart and mind says this is the right thing but maybe whose politics says to them no, would be willing to vote," said Menendez.

The POWER Act essentially seeks to prevent employers from using deportation as a threat against immigrant workers.

Menendez, who introduced the bill Wednesday, was joined by civil rights leader Jessie Jackson and a number of other activists.

"This bill will help our economy by making sure American workers and immigrant workers are treated fairly alike," Menendez added.

Article originally appeared on Talk Radio News Service: News, Politics, Media (http://www.talkradionews.com/).