Mr. President. I wish to comment on amendment No. 4084. which was tabled yesterday. The Chambliss amendment would modify the eligibility requirements for blue card and green card status under AgJOBS. as drafted in the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act. The Chambliss amendment would make the AgJOBS earned legalization program unworkable by denying most farm workers access to it. Just yesterday. my staff received an email from the California Canning Peach Association. which produces 80 percent of the peach volume in California. They said that the Chambliss amendment would eliminate at least 90 percent of their workers from pursuing earned adjustment under the current AgJOBS language.
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