I wonder if I could get the attention of the manager of the bill for one moment. the gentleman from Texas . I wanted to ask you to explain what I find to be one of the most astonishing features of this particular provision which issue is raised by this amendment. The majority has decided to deny a series of very important benefit programs to legal. taxpaying resident immigrants in this country. and has made one exception. that foreign farm workers. guest workers. H(2)(a)s. people who come here on a temporary basis. will remain and will be the only group of immigrants that will remain eligible for Medicaid. housing. SSI. AFDC. and all of these programs. So that while you have thousands of domestic farm workers. many of them here as legal immigrants who are paying taxes and are ineligible for these benefits and are among the lowestpaid workers in American society. the agribusiness lobbyists will be able to. and their clients will be able to. bring in foreign guest workers to harvest crops instead of using the available domestic farm worker supply and still be subsidized for the health care and the housing and other benefits for these workers. How could this bill contain such an exception to this provision?
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