Public Law 78 died. It died in the Senate Chamber. Then. some of my constituents asked the Secretary of Labor to utilize the authority which he had under the immigration statutes in this country nevertheless to recognize a shortage of agricultural labor and to permit the use. on a temporary basis. of foreign farm labor personnel to help. The distinguished Secretary of Labor announced that he would require certain conditions precedent in order to make a determination that an American farmer needed temporary foreign help. In the case of a farmer in California. he determined. first. that the farmer in California would have to offer $1.25 an hour to any American. and find thereafter that no American was available at that price. or insufficient Americans were available at that price. before the Secretary of Labor would consider whether or not to recommend foreign nationals to come in and assist.
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