“In the midst of the Imperial Valley labor strife, on June 27, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill by a vote of 240 to 139 making it possible for farmers to hire illegally entered [Mexicans].”


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Imperial Valley Labor Dispute 1951US Congress passes law that makes it legal to hire illegal immigrant labor on farms 1951National Farm Labor Union opposed the hiring of illegal farm labor 1951O'Dwyer-Metz farm hired illegal immigrants from Mexico 1951US Ambassador Frank O'Dwyer to Mexico 1951illegal immigrants for farm labor debated in Congress 1951
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