Mr. Chairman. since their wages. would be tied to those of local agricultural workers. and the average wage in California for this type of work is over $5 per hour. The foreign workers under this program would be admitted for one purposeto pick perishable cropsand that would be specified on the visa they would receive. Employers would be required to deduct from wages and contribute to a trust fund. established by the Attorney General. an amount equal to what would ordinarily be the employees FICA taxsocial security tax. The money collected for each worker would be given to him after he returned to his home country.