Session #82 · 1951–53

Speech #820226701

If there were small checks it could be because the worker elected to work on a piecework basis. When the season is at its height they make as high as $18 a day. I doubt the incident even then. The piecework basis has been in effect for 50 years and has been a satisfactory method. The wetback is not primarily a problem of the American farmer. He is a problem of Mexican regulations which require $10 for a visa on a crossing card. He can walk across a nonexistent border and work without it. We have tried to cut out the wetbacks. our farms are policed by our own farm associations where I live.
Keywords matched
visa

Classification

Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN PHILLIPS
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
—
Speech ID
820226701
Paragraph
#0
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