Nobody was going to vote for the Schumer amendment. Had we actually been able to yield and go to the other side and place the Wilson amendment. the Wilson amendment would also have killed that piece of legislation. The truth of the matter is that this bill died because it is not immigration reform. Far from it. This is a bill that is designed to provide a steady flow of cheap labor to the farmers and the growers of the United States. To boot. a bill that would make available instant legal residents of those who work in the groves or on the farm for 60 days. Stop to consider the consequences of such an amendment. The truth of the matter is that a great deal more has to be done about immigration reform. we agree with that. There is not a single Hispanic organization in the United States that does not. There is not a single Hispanic organization nationwide that does not oppose the bill as it is now written. At the same time. there is not a single organization that is not in favor of immigration reform and when that bill is written. it will not favor the farmers or the growers. It will not give them an instant supply of cheap labor. That should be set aside and be brought in in separate legislation. Let this House and this Congress deal with immigration reform. Reform that Department of Immigration that has long needed reform. Give them what they need to do the job. Give them what they need to get back to the status that they once had. They once were called "Immigration Service." but for years. the service part has been forgotten and neglected and no service has been made available by that Department. That is definitely the most discourteous Department of any Department in the bureaucracy.
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