Session #110 · 2007–09

Speech #1100111145

There are some who suggest we are going to even change the nature of what AgJOBS is. so even though you come year after year. you bend your back. you give your sweat. you do some of the toughest jobs no one wants to dowe will not give you any pathway to earn legalization. I dont know how those who want to see the AgJOBS bill move think it can move when we turn down children who had no choice of their own. Our friends in industries that request HlB visas say we need to bring people from other countries in the world to America because we dont have enough human capital here to meet our Nations hightech demands. but in that case it doesnt make much sense to refuse to take advantage of the proven capacity of so many children in this country. some of whom have graduated as valedictorians and salutatorians from high school. A vote against the DREAM Act says. we are not going to use that intellect. no. lets bring in somebody from outside the country to perform that service. Those In the service industries. such as the hotels and motels of our cities and highways. who want people to clean the toilets and the bathrooms. or those who want workers to pluck the chickens at poultry plants or work at seafood establishments and the list goes on and onlets give those people visas to come to this country and lets use their human capital. I am for any American who wants to do any of those jobs first and foremost. Whatever is necessary to create that opportunity.
Keywords matched
visas

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
ROBERT MENENDEZ
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
NJ
Gender
M
Date
2007-10-25
Speech ID
1100111145
Paragraph
#1
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