Mr. Chairman. I speak here on behalf of the Agriculture Committee and the agricultural portions of the immigration and reform bill that is before the House. It involves a new agricultural program that recognizes those who currently work in agriculture. It provides for a revised H2 program and it also provides a search warrant requirement that will be the subject of an amendment later on during this debate. Immigration reform if it is to happen has to be comprehensive. I think that has been something that everyone has acknowledged. It has to include sanctions. It has to include legalization. It has to include strong enforcement and it has to include a provision that deals with the needs of agriculture. If we are going to have immigration reform. it has to be comprehensive. Why agriculture as part of that? Because agriculture I think has established unique and special problems that relate to that area.
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