But that is not going to be done. I know it will not be done. because I am aware that farmers in many States want to recruit Mexican labor. regardless of the quality of the labor and regardless of the standards which have been established. I may say to the Senator from Texas that if there had been sincerity in the argument that what some of the farming interests wanted was merely to get good labor to work the crops. and that this country was being swamped with illegal immigrants. they would have voted for the amendment which- was proposed by the senior Senator from Illinois and myself. making it a misdemeanor. subject to punishment. for anyone to employ a man or a woman who was known to be illegally in this country. That would have taken care of the problem. but we did not receive any support for that amendment.
Keywords matched
illegal immigrants