Expert: Unions fund Democrats with dues from illegal immigrants

Published April 13, 2016 4:16pm ET



A push by Democrats on the Federal Election Commission to ban corporate political donations has revealed a new unlawful cash flow benefiting Democratic candidates: contributions by illegal immigrants through major labor unions.

An analysis of a Democratic plan expected to be presented at the Thursday FEC meeting that targets corporate contributions said unions use dues from illegal immigrants to fund their political operations in violation of election laws. Unions overwhelmingly favor Democratic candidates.

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