“When someone is lying, you have to tell the truth,” the aide said, contending that the bill does not provide amnesty. A coalition is needed to address this form of opposition, the aide added, recalling the phrase that “many hands make light work.” The fact that workers are arriving in the country under the latest wage system shows “it is a fair wage,” he said. Thompson’s bill would codify the Trump administration’s changes to the Adverse Effect Wage Rate, the aide noted. If the changes are not codified, a Democratic administration “might make it so expensive farmers could not afford” to bring in the H-2A workers, he said.