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Domestic labor clash unfolds over migrant harvests
The debate pits growers and labor officials over sealing the U S border for foreign field workers. Wirtz backs tighter controls while Rep Gonzales and others warn crops may rot and prices rise. California Florida harvests loom as producers fear shortages and loan hesitancy from banks.
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Norman Runnion
Ington
UPI
Schiegel
Southern California
Wirtz
Council of Cal Jcision
America
John
California
Florida
United States
Henry Gonzales
D-T
W. Willard Wirtz
Secretary of Labor
Braceros
George Murphy
Califf
Mexico