Mike Fishman Quotations

Park Avenue stands for money. The rich are getting richer, and what's happening to the middle class? The middle class is becoming the working poor.

Our immigration system is outdated, inadequate and ineffective -- but H.R. 4437 is not the answer. We need sweeping reform to ensure that immigration is safe, legal, orderly and fair to workers and employers throughout the United States. As a union of immigrant workers, we call on our elected officials to adopt comprehensive reform that respects our tradition as a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws.

Our elected officials should join with Senators McCain and Kennedy to fix our broken immigration system. The McCain Kennedy bill is a smart, balanced approach that recognizes contributions made by immigrant workers to our society and economy, and gives them an opportunity to achieve the American Dream.

The Empire State Building stands as a shameful monument to building owners' failure to take security seriously post 9/11. We call on Peter Malkin and the Empire State Building to make sure security officers are paid right and trained right.