Mr. Chairman that this is the reasons why the AFLCIO finally took a stand against this legislation. They said that they now oppose the bill becasuse "with the defeat of the Hawkins amendment. effective and enforceable sanctions are precluded." Well. that is so. "With the rejection of the Miller amendment." they say. "the H2 program will no longer protect the labor standards of agricultural workers." And then they go on to say that the Panetta amendment gives the agricultural industry a free hand to continue to employ and exploit undocumented workers and that this is not only to their detriment but to the detriment of domestic workers. These are good reasons. But it seems to me that they are a little late.
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