I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman. the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1982 as proposed to us here is a very controversial bill that is opposed by many individuals for a variety of reasons. The agricultural community has followed closely the developments that have led to the consideration of this immigration reform legislation because there are special problems involving the hiring of foreign workers to grow and harvest certain crops that must be considered. Now it must be pointed out that the current H2 program is not workable as presently provided by the general authority in the act as administered by the Secretary of Labor. As a result. both the Senate bill as passed and the House version as reported by the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration. Refugees. and International Law have commendably sought to establish a workable. temporary foreign worker program for agriculture. Unfortunately. however. this has not been accomplished. The full Judiciary Committee made major changes to the subcommittee version and then this section was further amended by the House Committee on Education and Labor which argicultural interests cannot accept.
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