Friend, it’s no secret that the climate crisis is intensifying. Floods are displacing entire communities, wildfires are worsening air quality and communal health, and hurricanes are becoming more damaging and frequent.

What is lesser known about the climate crisis is that immigrant workers are often the first on the scene after disasters, helping clean up and rebuild in dangerous conditions.

This Earth Day, we’re calling on Congress to invest in the workers who respond to climate disasters by reintroducing and passing the Climate Resilience Workforce Act. This bill would ensure this workforce is recognized and protected while also working to combat climate change. Join us in sending a message >>>

Climate recovery work is dangerous. While rebuilding communities, workers face extreme temperatures, heavy smoke, and extreme weather. To make matters worse, these jobs are often rife with workplace safety and health violations. Many of the workers are undocumented, without access to health care and basic safety net programs should they become sick or injured on the job.

Immigrants are a vital part of our society. All workers deserve safe workplaces and to earn fair pay, and people whose contributions make our country stronger and safer should be provided with a pathway to citizenship.

As storm seasons and climate disasters intensify due to the worsening climate crisis, we must do better for those on the frontlines of disaster recovery. So friend, on Earth Day, will you send a message to your elected officials to swiftly reintroduce and pass the Climate Resilience Workforce Act?

Thank you for joining our fight to ensure that workers who make climate recovery possible are paid, protected, and honored for their work.

Sincerely,

Victoria Ballesteros
Executive Vice President, Strategic Communications & Narrative
National Immigration Law Center