Mr. President. the migrant worker in the United States today often experiences hardship. danger. and exclusion as he travels from one State to another. from one crop to another. each year. In many parts of the Nation. however. he also experiences something more--community concern about the problems which face him and members of his family. The Senate Subcommittee on Migratory Labor spent 3 days in southern Florida last week. and there we saw evidence of this community concern in abundance. We heard from educators who were appalled at the difficulties encountered by children of the migrants. Members of the migrant ministry told us about efforts to give some meaning to the few leisure hours of the workers. A professor described an allout response by government and citizens to alleviate hardships during this years freeze. In other States the subcommittee has heard similar testimony. It has become increasingly obvious that any Government effort to help the migrant must have the understanding and support of private groups and individual citizens. That understanding is gradually Increasing. The subcommittee has received much help from witnesses who believe that wellplanned Federal programs can be helpful to those who deal locally with individual problems faced by the migrant. A most perceptive editorial in the May 28. 1960. Saturday Evening Post. describes one of those problems.
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