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To do the h-2a visas rather than come into the country illegally? [ speaking spanish ] >> how does the money compare here to the money you could make in mexico. like say this week you made $500. how long would it take you to make that in mexico? a month? >> yeah. >> so you can make a month's wages in one week? [ speaking spanish ] >> wow. you have family? you have a wife in mexico? an esposa? and hijos? how many? so you'll be here when the baby is born? >> yeah. >> is your wife mad? >> porque? [ speaking spanish ] >> yeah. how many tubs do you think i'll be able to do tomorrow? [ laughter ] on...

Obviously mr. king hasn't spoken to many farmers because i've spoken to many farmers and they say that there aren't enough workers, even with the h 2 a visas there aren't enough -- >> chris, that is complete nonsense. one more time. the h-2a agricultural visa has no ceiling. it's not a matter of there's not enough visas. some hocus pocus. we can bring in as much legal labor as is needed. the gripe from the farmers all during the committee process on this bill was that the legal labor costs too much. it was that cut and dried. it's all about the money. every place that any state or local govern...