Endorsement of Smucker’s Bill |

Endorsement of Smucker’s Bill

By EWIC

04 | 17 | 2026

The President and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers has endorsed the Essential Workers for American Advancement Act. Please find a link to the post here.

“Since 1999, EWIC has supported new worker programs that meet business needs. EWIC has worked with businesses and other advocates to develop a program that ﬁlls this critical gap in our legal immigration system.”

– EWIC Testimony before the House Education and the Workforce Committee, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
“ From 2010 to 2020, the U.S. economy is projected to add 20.5 million new jobs.”

– Bureau of Labor Statistics
“...[I]mmigration laws should be rewritten to focus on economic priorities.”

– Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
"If we want the economy to grow, we will need workers. When we can’t ﬁnd U.S. workers we need to be able to hire foreign workers.”

– EWIC Testimony before the House Education and the Workforce Committee, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections