Session #96 · 1979–81

Speech #960280143

I am very much impressed with the catalog of what the Boren amendment will do and the loopholes which it will open up in this situation. For one. it has already been pointed out. I think very clearly. that we will be repealing the only Federal prohibition against the knowingthat word is very importantemuloyment of illegal or undocumented alien workers. And. we would be creating a giant loophole through which anv farm labor contractor could evade the act merely by calling himself a parttime or seasonal employee. We would be repealing existing protections for all workers. both migrant and seasonal. in canneries. cotton gins. packing sheds. and food processing operations. Those are but some examples. Mr.
Keywords matched
undocumented migrant

Classification

Also mentioned
migrant seasonal
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
JACOB JAVITS
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
960280143
Paragraph
#2
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