Session #87 · 1961–63

Speech #870142313

The fact is that the low labor rate which is paid to Mexican workers depresses the rates for domestic workers and has caused much of this movement. There is deepseated concern in this country among church groups and others. They have expressed a deepseated concern about the plight of the migrant workers. These migrant workers are the successors of the "Okies". they are the men. women. and children who travel in dirty buses to live in rundown camps. who do the hard work of harvesting Americas food and fiber. That is what the film "Harvest of Shame" related to. More than anything else. the availability of Mexican labor since 1951 has made it tough for the American migrants to live decently. The farm labor market is glutted. This captive labor force has depressed wages in a number of key areas throughout the Nation.
Keywords matched
migrants migrant

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
KENNETH KEATING
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
870142313
Paragraph
#0
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