Session #88 · 1963–65

Speech #880297898

I noted that I did not believe a single foreign worker should be imported into this country if it would adversely affect our domestic work force. I still believe that. That was the clear and expressed desire of Congress and the Migrant Labor Agreement of 1951 between our Government and the Government of Mexico. Under Public Law 78 and that agreement we intended to regularize the use of foreign labor and avoid a "wetback" situation. as well as establish reasonable protection for those workers who came into our country as to prevailing wages. housing. sanitation. transportation. and other working conditions. Before a Mexican national could be admitted. the Department of Labor. which is the agency responsible for administering this program. had to ascertain that there was no adverse effect on domestic workers.
Keywords matched
Migrant

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
THOMAS KUCHEL
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
880297898
Paragraph
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