The need for consultation and assistance to the States in trying to achieve solutions to this vexing problem. I believe. is immediate. There is an opportunity to do something through this program which will pay real dividends to the economy of the country in more stable and efficient labor and in a better way of life for the migrant workers and their children. Through our farmplacement program we have been able to do a good deal in the orderly recruitment and placement of these seasonal farmworkers. but the Department has a responsibility to give leadership and help In seeking solutions to the broader problems of community attitudes. services. and working conditions. It is such a program that the Bureau of Labor Standards proposes.