Session #82 · 1951–53

Speech #820169792

They have to come across if they are to survive. The employers in my district would much prefer to employ legal labor instead of wetbacks. The employment of wetbacks is highly impractical. because Just about the time they begin to harvest the crops and are out there in the fields. they are picked up by the border patrol and therefore furnish a very unstable labor supply. First. I want to see local labor employed wherever it is willing and able to do the job. but I am aware that there are those times at the peak of our harvest when it is impossible to obtain a sufficient supply of local labor to harvest the crops.
Keywords matched
border patrol

Classification

Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
LLOYD BENTSEN
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
—
Speech ID
820169792
Paragraph
#1
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