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I think every farmer would like to have that service. but my information Is that It is enjoyed by only a handful of what we call the big operators. Mr. President. that brings me to the second point. and that is that the smallscale American farmer who works with his hands is subjected by this program to unfair competition by granting to the employer of foreign contract labor a subsidy which the smallscale American farmer does not get. Of course. it is an economic law that every producer is in competition with every other producer of the same commodity. It is likewise an economic law that every worker is in competition with every other worker in the same field of business. How can it be argued that bringing in foreign contract labor does not affect the supply of labor in the United States? If it affects the supply of labor. does it not result in lowering the wage scale? In that connection. the testimony of the representative of the CIO who appeared before the committee has been referred to.