People who lose their jobs to import competition tend to remain unemployed for extended periods of timeand even when they are finally rehired. often suffer cuts in pay. Over the past 5 years. 14 percent of these laidoff workers remain unemployed today. and another 14 percent have dropped out of the labor force entirely. Many textile and apparel workers are women. whose family commitments limit their mobility. many are immigrants. whose language problems prevent their easy retraining. many are poorly educated minorities and have few skills or opportunities for other careers. many live in rural towns where there simply are no other means of employment. And it is increasingly unlikely that efforts will be made to retrain these people. since the Presidents budget for fiscal year 1993 eliminates the amount spent on job training. It comes as no surprise to me. therefore. that these men and women despair of replacing their jobs. and end up permanently on our welfare rolls.
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Immigrants have language problems that prevent retraining.