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It is not whether or not we need workers. Our side has been saying consistently said us economy requires the labor of immigrant workers and we should provide an appropriate way for those workers to come into the country, to be here legally and get the rights that they deserve. What i would say is we dont disagree, we are thrilled to hear you say we need these workers come we have been trying to say that for a long time. Lets not bring them in and depress the wages of workers that are currently in that industry. This recognizes that what that bill does and it is attempting to set a slightly hig...

Desk. Clerk will read the amendment. We will find it here, hang on. We are waiting. We shall return momentarily. While we are waiting on the gentleman from texas, we will go to the gentleman from rhode island. I have an amendment at the desk. Clerk gentleman from rhode island is recognized for five minutes. Eliminating tax incentives for foreign guest workers for seasonal jobs, as well as yearround jobs for u. S. Workers. The agricultural guestworker act is enacted, disappointed of cap Cultural Workers is all but guaranteed given the outrageously low levels of outrageously low wages and a bill...

Lawmakers walk through their starting legislative session. We will bring you live coverage here on cspan. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives....

This is viewer supported news. Please do your part today.Donate There are about 2.5 million farmworkers around the U.S., many of them undocumented immigrants working under dangerous and exploitive circumstances without sick leave or healthcare. Despite their status as essential workers, however, many farmworkers are facing an uphill battle to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Estella Cisneros, legal director of the Agricultural Worker Program for California Rural Legal Assistance, says an uneven rollout in California as well as technical barriers have left many farmworkers unvaccinated. “The...