Session #89 · 1965–67

Speech #890037684

Wirtz has stood fastas he should. He is making a personal inspection of the obstacles to getting enough workers in California. Already he has discovered that one answer is the survival of abysmal living conditions in some migrant labor camps. He said the filth at one camp near Salinas made him "ashamed" that anything so bad existed in America. In line with his duty under the general immigration law. Mr. Wirtz has held hearings and established $1.40 an hour as the prevailing rate California growers must offer domestic laborers before he will certify any shortage requiring the importation of foreign help. retary of Labor Wirtz. that he be defended on the floor of the Senate. and I am proud and happy to do so.
Keywords matched
immigration migrant

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
80%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM PROXMIRE
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
WI
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
890037684
Paragraph
#0
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