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In this Dec. 19, 2014 photo, Felipe Diasdado poses at his home in Chicago. Unions across the U.S. are reaching out to immigrants affected by President Barack Obama’s recent executive action, hoping to expand their dwindling ranks by recruiting millions of workers who entered the U.S. illegally. Diosdado, who came to the U.S. illegally in 1997 who joined a union while working at a construction site 14 years ago, says many undocumented people he knows are working for cash at small businesses that aren’t unionized because they’re afraid to apply at larger job sites that are more likely to verify a worker’s immigration status.“It’s a risk, but you always have a risk,” said the 36-year-old father of two. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

In this Dec. 19, 2014 photo, Felipe Diasdado poses at his home in Chicago. Unions across the U.S. are reaching out to immigrants affected by President Barack Obama’s recent executive action, hoping to expand their dwindling ranks by recruiting millions of workers who entered the U.S. illegally. Diosdado, who came to the U.S. illegally in 1997 who joined a union while working at a construction site 14 years ago, says many undocumented people he knows are working for cash at small businesses that aren’t unionized because they’re afraid to apply at larger job sites that are more likely to verify a worker’s immigration status.“It’s a risk, but you always have a risk,” said the 36-year-old father of two. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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