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The Essential Worker Immigration Coalition (“EWIC”) is a broad-based coalition of national businesses and trade associations from across the industry spectrum who support comprehensive immigration reform and are concerned with the shortage of both semi-skilled and unskilled (“essential worker”) labor. EWIC supports policies that facilitate the employment of essential workers by U.S. companies that are unable to find American workers.

The Essential Worker Immigration Coalition supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes:

A workable guest worker program that properly accounts for America’s current and future workforce needs.
An employment verification system that is easily accessible, fair, inexpensive, and efficient for all employers.
A realistic option for the 10-11 million unauthorized immigrants living and working in the United States to earn legal status.

EWIC Statement on Congressional Border Negotiations

02 | 20 | 2024

EWIC Recognizes the Need for Border Security Efforts, Urges Attention to Work Authorization Delay Fixes for Immigrants Legally in the U.S. The Essential Worker Immigration Coalition (EWIC) welcomes the current discussions on border security and recognizes that this is a necessary step towards addressing the complex challenges at the U.S.-Mexico border and unauthorized immigration. However,
Letter to The Honorable Lloyd Smucker and Henry Cuellar Supporting H.R.3734

05 | 30 | 2023

The Essential Worker Immigration Coalition (EWIC) applauds your efforts to re-introduce the Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act (H.R. 3734). This bill, coming amidst other efforts to develop solutions on immigration reform, shows that Congress is ready to act on this important issue as lawmakers consider how best to address our nation’s security and economic
EWIC Commends the Introduction of the Bi-Partisan Dignity Act of 2023 – Now is the time for Congress to move forward on DACA, TPS and Other Immigration Reform Legislation to Support our Economy and Stabilize our Workforce

05 | 25 | 2023

EWIC commends Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) and Veronica Escobar (D-Tex.) on the introduction of their bill, called the Dignity Act of 2023. This bill, would, among other things, provide a path to citizenship for Dreamers, individuals with Temporary Protected Status and undocumented immigrants, update the legal immigration process and provide the resources needed to secure
Business Community Urges Congress to Address Legal Immigration Reform Needs

05 | 04 | 2023

The Essential Worker Immigration Coalition (EWIC) acknowledges the Secure the Border Act of 2023, H.R. 2. This legislation proposes an enforcement-focused approach to addressing large-scale humanitarian migration at the United States-Mexico border, as well as unauthorized immigration more generally. While more effective border security and enforcement mechanisms are vital to addressing the problem, EWIC believes