However. since the average hour wage rate series also includes some skilled workers. I have modified my amendment to take this into account and to provide that payment of 90 percent of the average hourly farm wage rate is the minimum the growers could pay the Mexican workers. At the same time. this provision of 90 percent takes into account the fact that the Mexican nationals who are brought into this country have been given many fringe benefits which are not available to American migrants. I wish to note for the RECORD some of the special benefits which. under the agreement with Mexico. must be provided for Mexican nationals. It is a fact that Mexican nationals have much more in the way of protection. They have many more fringe benefits than are granted to American migrants. We can assume that these benefits are worth approximately 10 percent of the total wage which is paid to the Mexican nationals.
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