Unfortunately, Colbert chose to make his remarks as humorous as possible, and while his speech is entertaining, I don’t think anyone yook him seriously. Rep. Steve King has already said he felt that Colbert was mocking the hearing process, and since much of Colbert’s humor revolves around mocking the political process, that’s a reasonable assumption. In fact, Colbert’s speech strikes me as being more about publicity for Colbert than about helping the UFW.
Which is too bad because his message is accurate: the reason we have affordable vegetables in America is because immigrant labor picks and packs them. If farmers had to pay Americans to pick vegetables, the prices would go sky high and many farms would be out of business.
Stephen Colbert addressed Congress today on behalf of the UFW (United Farm Workers). The UFW has been working to raise awareness that undocumented immigrants are not taking jobs away from American citizens, at least when it comes to farm jobs. Colbert spent a day working in the fields, and he testified that he will never do it again. It’s hard work in miserable conditions and frankly, most Americans don’t want the work. We would rather be on unemployment or welfare.
Unfortunately, Colbert chose to make his remarks as humorous as possible, and while his speech is entertaining, I don’t think anyone yook him seriously. Rep. Steve King has already said he felt that Colbert was mocking the hearing process, and since much of Colbert’s humor revolves around mocking the political process, that’s a reasonable assumption. In fact, Colbert’s speech strikes me as being more about publicity for Colbert than about helping the UFW.
Which is too bad because his message is accurate: the reason we have affordable vegetables in America is because immigrant labor picks and packs them. If farmers had to pay Americans to pick vegetables, the prices would go sky high and many farms would be out of business.
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Unfortunately, Colbert chose to make his remarks as humorous as possible, and while his speech is entertaining, I don’t think anyone yook him seriously. Rep. Steve King has already said he felt that Colbert was mocking the hearing process, and since much of Colbert’s humor revolves around mocking the political process, that’s a reasonable assumption. In fact, Colbert’s speech strikes me as being more about publicity for Colbert than about helping the UFW.
Which is too bad because his message is accurate: the reason we have affordable vegetables in America is because immigrant labor picks and packs them. If farmers had to pay Americans to pick vegetables, the prices would go sky high and many farms would be out of business.
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