The drafters of the act neglected to include temporary ranch labor under the Special Agricultural Worker Program. This omission has grave consequences for many ranches in the West. Just as many crops are produced and harvested by illegal aliens working as temporary labor. so too are many livestock products produced using this labor pool. The Immigration Reform and Control Act makes it illegal for employers to hire illegal aliens and imposes stiff penalties on employers who violate the act. The purpose of this provision is to halt the flow of illegal aliens into the United States by reducing the incentive of employment. In the Immigration Act. however. Congress recognized that many of the crops of this country are grown and harvested by illegal aliens. To assure that American consumers will continue to be provided with those crops and to guarantee that our Nations Agricultural enterprises will be able to obtain the labor that they need. Congress set up the Special Agricultural Workers Program.
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