It is hard work. Today we have other bills under suspension that will give us a chance to celebrate the work of laborers. I think that it is important that we are grateful for those who pick the watermelons. and we have to recognize in this market where there are increasing restrictions on migrant workers. making it very difficult for farmers to get the kind of labor that they used to get. We are also seeing that many farmers are beginning to turn to prison labor. This should be a concern to us. all of us who want to make sure that all of those people out of jobs right now in this country who would like to work on farms would have the chance to get that work. There is an article from the Christian Science Monitor that refers to this problem. I would like to include that in the RECORD. There also is an article about a settlement that was reached with workers regarding the attempt by a major agricultural company to circumvent Department of Labor rules and also circumvent the H2A program that resulted actually in a settlement of a very prominent lawsuit about a month ago. I would like to include that article from the Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid. [From the Christian Science Monitor. Aug. 22. 2007]
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