The program has worked effectively. it has improved. while diminishing in scope. each year. I believe I have some credentials which entitle me to speak briefly. I represent every group who purports to be involvedchurch people of every faith who work with the migrants and the braceros. union leaders and members of every craft. farmers. businessmen in allied industries. domestics. braceros. and consumers. I was a county supervisor for many years and worked with school administrators. city and county officials. law enforcement and housing officers. I have worked intimately with the domestic migrant family. My district includes the famous "Salad Bowl of the World." On less than 1 percent of the agricultural land In California. we raise onefourth of the head lettuce produced in the United States. onefourth of the strawberries. 95 percent of the artichokes. onefifth of the celery. onefifth of the broccoli. the largest beet sugar manufacturing plant in the world is In my district. For years farm workers have migrated to the Salinas Valley.
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