Session #109 · 2005–07

Speech #1090133441

H2C workers must have the full set of rights. That is why our bill includes extensive labor protections for temporary workers. Effectively. then. at the time after the 4 years. the individual will be able to make the petition for the green card. and they will also have to have a certification by the Department of Labor that there is no American able and willing to perform that job. There will have to be that kind of a finding. The selfpetition gives that worker some rights and respect as an employee [52. Pt. 7 May 18. 2006 instead of being subject to the dangers we have seen in the past of exploitation by an employer that knows that worker can never get a chance to have a petition and can never get on the path for a green card without the employer giving the thumbsup signal. When that power relationship between the employer and the employee exists. we have seen exploitation in terms of wages. working conditions. and other unfortunate problems with regard to women. This seems to be a solid compromise.
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green card

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural Victim

Speaker & context

Speaker
EDWARD KENNEDY
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
MA
Gender
M
Date
2006-05-17
Speech ID
1090133441
Paragraph
#1
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