That is correct. The use of the socalled green cards practically makes American citizens out of the Mexicans. although they lived in Mexico. because they can come and go at will. These are Mexicans who have been admitted for permanent residence. The southern sections of Arizona and California had not been affected at the time of the hearings by the changes in the Secretarys criteria for admission of temporary workers because there were then an adequate number of green card holders. I am not sure that under present conditions that same situation will prevail. but we are talking about labor that will be needed in central California. where the largest crop of tomatoes grown in the United States is produced and processed. Because of the fact that the growers are unable to obtain assurances that if. as. and when their crops are ready for harvest. they will get labor. the prospects are that the number of acres to be produced in that area will be seriously curtailed.
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Generalization that green cards 'practically makes American citizens out of the Mexicans'.