Speech #890034208

I should like to refer back to the gentlemans remarks in terms of what was behind the action of the House. If I understood it correctly. the action of the House was an adoption of the Missouri plan in the sense of the Missouri slogan. "Show me." I think it was the consensus of the House that we would never determine whether or not domestic laborers could do the work which was being done by the foreign laborers unless we did away with the bracero program. which many of us felt would return us to a good utilization of domestic labor. At all times. if I recall correctly. there was in the forefront of the consideration and certainly in the forefront of my mind. that a high criterion of a showing of need was still a possibility of entry into the green card worker field in the 414 program. I am not saying to the gentleman that we have demonstrated what our need actually is. but I am sure the gentleman is not saying now that the Missouri plan has definitely shown that we have no need whatsoever for foreign labor. Is that correct?