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    Obama's Other "Ambassador" to Mexico

    Eliseo Medina, is a VP in the Service Employees International Union, A fellow SEIU VP, Anna Burger, sits on the President's Economic Recovery Council. SEIU President, Andy Stern, is very familiar with Obama.(see youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKjyMhbmiS0) and reportedly meets frequently. The SEIU is also implicated in the Rod Blagoyevich scandal although direct involvement is not proven at this point.

    Eliseo Medina recently testified at the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, chaired by Sen Schumer.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch of later interview


    10:05 AM Eastern - June 17, 2009
    In Mexico, SEIU's Eliseo Medina Calls for Cross-Border Solutions to Fix Broken Immigration System
    By Kate Thomas

    This week, SEIU Executive VP Eliseo Medina is in Mexico City meeting with key legislators and labor leaders on the importance of working together to improve labor rights and economic opportunities for workers on both sides of the border. "In order to build an immigration system that puts an end to the senseless suffering of so many families on both sides of the border, labor, social and political organizations in both countries must work together to build comprehensive reforms that are just and humane," Medina remarked to El Universal during a press conference with key reporters in Mexico City.



    Who is Eliseo Medina?

    SEIU Executive Vice President Eliseo Medina

    Eliseo Medina is described by the Los Angeles Times as "one of the most successful labor organizers in the country" and was named one of the "Top 50 Most Powerful Latino Leaders" in Poder Magazine. He is currently leading the Service Employees International Union's (SEIU) efforts to achieve comprehensive immigration reform that rebuilds the nation's economy, secures equal labor- and civil-rights protections for workers to improve their wages and work conditions and provides legal channels and a path to citizenship.

    Called a "quietly charismatic" leader "who is helping immigrant workers win union representation and make their voice heard in the political arena" by the Sacramento Bee, the issue of immigration reform is very personal to Medina. When he was 10-years-old, he came to the United States from Mexico with his mother and siblings to join their father, who was an immigrant farm worker.

    Working to ensure the opportunity to pass comprehensive immigration reform does not slip away, Medina led the effort to unite the unions of the Change to Win federation and AFL-CIO around a comprehensive framework for reform. Serving as a leading voice in Washington, frequently testifying before Congress, Medina has also helped to build a strong, diverse coalition of community and national partners that have intensified the call for reform and cultivated necessary political capitol to hold elected leaders accountable. Medina has also helped strengthen ties between the Roman Catholic Church and the labor movement to work on common concerns such as immigrant worker rights and access to health care.
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    As a Union member I want I9's E-Verified but Nooo...

    I can't believe how Unions are faliing their members by conciously bringing in IAs.
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