Session #109 · 2005–07

Speech #1090172633

They should have been trying to solve the very real problem that is now embodied in all of these press releases which are pouring in from across the country that speak of the crisis in American agriculture. It is a crisis born out of the reality of what I have just talked about: that a border that should be closed and secured is. in fact. closing and being secured. Let me start with Idaho: "Potato Growers Struggle Without Immigrant Labor." The potato harvest is now just starting in the State of Idaho. The packing sheds will soon be full as that marvelous Idaho baking potato begins to sell in the world market. There arent enough people available this year to help harvest those potatoes. and many of those people who are not available are migrant workers. The reason they are not there is because they cant get there. The legal system cant function quickly enough to get them there. and those who were coming illegally arent coming because the border is closing.
Keywords matched
migrant Immigrant

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
LARRY CRAIG
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
ID
Gender
M
Date
2006-09-15
Speech ID
1090172633
Paragraph
#5
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