Mr. President. one scandal that we can no longer afford to push aside is the compelling plight of migrant farm laborers in the United States. Their life is poverty in the midst of plenty. They live in a twilight world of hunger. poverty. and lack of opportunity. After a work year of approximately 150 days. a typical migrant laborer can boast of earning only $1.250 for the support of his wife and children. Compared to the average earning of the American factory workerwho on the average earns close to $90 a weekthe migrant workers pitiful $25 a week is in shabby contrast. Normal needs for medicines. clothing and food consume all of this meager paycheck. and more. The real crime is what such an existence does to the children of these hapless people.