In order to move immigration reform forward, the AFL-CIO teamed up with local immigration reform and labor groups. They encouraged the green card holders to apply for citizenship there by attracting more immigrants to the polls.

The workshop was held in Washington, D.C., where lawyers and volunteers were called in to give legal residents information about how to apply for citizenship, encouraged them to do so, answered questions and helped them with paperwork. The workshop was held for legal permanent residents who are eligible for citizenship, and for young undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and hope for relief under the DACA policy.

Immigrant rights group CASA de Maryland, the Laborers’ International Union of North America and other organizations also participated.

As per the US law, green card holders can begin the application process for citizenship after five years of permanent residency in the U.S. according to report from the Department of Homeland Security, there were an estimated 13.3 million legal permanent residents in the US in the year 2012 and among them 8.8 million were eligible to apply for citizenship.

AFL-CIO executive vice president Tefere Gebre, a naturalized citizen himself, said the group hoped to educate immigrants about the benefits of being citizens.

The main aim of this work shop was to render hand in getting more immigrants- who may be more sympathetic to the plight of undocumented immigrants, among other issues – to become citizens and vote could help in that goal.

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