Most arguments on both sides are familiar onesthe facts and figures are available for all to see. But I would like to stress one matter that is usually overlooked when the bracero program is discussed. and relate it only to the situation in my district. the 28county area of the Panhandle of Texas. Without braceros to assist in the harvest of cotton and vegetable crops. panhandle farmers would be faced with two alternatives: They could employ the illegal Immigrants. known by the unpleasantly derogatory term "wetbacks." who are sure to flood into Texas by the thousands. or they could simply leave the crops to rot in the fields. There are no other alternatives for many of these farmers. for whom the cost of purchasing mechanical harvesting equipment would be prohibitive. The fact is this: There is simply no domestic labor supply available to take up the slack.
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