Stephen Colbert will be on Capitol Hill Friday, but not to conduct another joke interview with a Senator. He’ll be testifying – in character - before members of Congress, during an immigration hearing.
Colbert spent a day working on a farm in August after the United Farm Workers President appeared on his show to promote “Take Our Jobs.” The campaign aimed to make people realize that America’s food supply really is dependent on these workers.
- "Farm workers are ready to welcome citizens and legal residents who wish to replace them in the field. We will use our knowledge and staff to help connect the unemployed with farm employers."
Despite more than three million people visiting the website, only seven (yes, 7) have taken them up on their offer to work in agriculture.
The AgJOBS Bill would grant undocumented farm workers who are already working on farms here in the US, the ability to earn their citizenship by continuing to work on farms. Colbert will be there to support it.
Like it or not, celebs often have more influence than many (if not most) members of Congress. They have the ability to call attention to legislation that might go unnoticed by the general public, but should they be able to appear before our representatives and weigh in on policy issues like health and immigration?
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Via Huffington Post
