The Democratic National Committee (DNC) reinforced their mission as the political party for comprehensive immigration reform and workers' rights.

The DNC is currently holding their Summer Meeting from Minneapolis, Minnesota, where presidential candidates Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Lincoln Chafee and Martin O'Malley will address members. During the three-day meeting, the very first day saw the introduction of a resolution regarding immigration reform and workers' rights

Latin Post obtained a copy of the resolution, which states the DNC will be committed to comprehensive immigration reform that will include "many things including enhanced workers protections and a broad and inclusive pathway to citizenship."

The DNC resolution reaffirmed support of President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions, recognizing millions of people will step away from the shadows and further engage in the country. Obama's executive actions include the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA). Both deferred action programs are projected to provide 4.9 million eligible undocumented immigrants temporary three-year, but renewable, stay in the U.S. following criteria outlined by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The third aspect Democrats will recognize is the belief for a "rights-driven approach to immigration reform." The aforementioned approach notes the need to prevent the immigration system from being used to lower wages for all working individuals. Democrats also adhered workers' rights to organize.

"Therefore be it resolved that the Democratic Party will work to ensure that immigrant workers who assert their rights on the job through organizing and other concerted actions will be protected and that we reject the use of immigration enforcement actions as a tool to deny workers their collective rights," concluded the resolution on immigration reform and workers' rights.

"With this resolution, the Democrats are taking a firm stand on the side of both immigrants and workers -- two American constituencies who Republicans have abandoned," DNC Hispanic Media Director Pablo Manriquez told Latin Post.

The DNC resolution comes as Democrats and nonpartisan Latino organizations criticized Republicans for opposing Obama's executive actions and calls to change the 14th Amendment's birthright citizenship provision.

On Wednesday, the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, comprising of 40 national and nonpartisan Latino organization, released a letter to addressed to all presidential candidates about the latest anti-immigrant rhetoric to end birthright citizenship.

"[A] policy to end citizenship by birth would likely create an underclass of Latinos and Latinas who would be subject to discrimination or other adverse treatment based on ethnicity, national origin, or race, but without the protections of citizenship. The dangerous result would be a population of stateless individuals and a dramatic increase in the 'undocumented' population by creating a caste of people unable to prove citizenship based on their birthplace," the NHLA wrote.

DNC Chair and Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz submitted the resolution with DNC vice chairs Maria Elena Durazo, Donna Brazile and Raymond Buckley, DNC treasurer Andrew Tobias, at-large members Tefere Gebre and Lottie Shackelford and Stuart Appelbaum.

DNC - Resolution Regarding Immigration Reform and Workers’ Rights

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