This issue's been on your plate for a long time, going back to the early 70s. As a young state representative, I worked with the farm workers. Many of the families were undocumented, so I carried legislation to protect [undocumented farm workers] working in the fields that you couldn't spray the fields. They would not be allowed to work for 24 hours after the fields were sprayed by the growers. Bilingual education was a very hot button issue in the 70s. (00:10–00:16)
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