The circus in DC hits new low
Media just can’t get enough of comic Stephen Colbert’s so-called testimony (video) before the House Judiciary Committee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law. What pop media has provided little information about is the real testimony given by Dr. Carol M. Swain (book buzz), professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University. Did Democrat representative Zoe Lofgren (Calif.) invite Colbert to distract from Dr. Swain’s reasoned, fact-based testimony?
Begin with the professor’s blunt statement—her testimony on immigration is posted on the House Judiciary website: “America does not have a shortage of agricultural workers.”
Swain goes on to explain, “If there were truly labor shortages, one would expect rising wages and more attractive working conditions than what one finds. One would not expect to find unemployment rates of 10.8 percent in May and 7.9 percent in August.” She said those figures suggest “there are native workers actively seeking employment in the sector that includes agricultural workers, forestry, fishing and hunting.”
