The AEWR was established under the Bracero guest worker program for Mexican workers that ended in the 1960s. It was created to ensure that guest workers would not adversely affect American workers by depressing wages. Removing AEWR from the wage equation drives wages downward. which hurts all workersAmerican and foreign. It is no secret that our agricultural industries depend on cheap labor. and some estimate that 70 percent of agricultural workers presently working in the U.S. are undocumented. For all the of national security reasons I have cited throughout this debate. we need to bring agricultural workers out of the shadows. But we must also recognize that vulnerable populations deserve our support and protection.
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