Many abuses have been shown in this field. Among those abuses most frequently attributed to crew leaders are: Overcharging for transportation advances. underpaying workers by giving them reduced figures for total weight or units produced. overcharging growers through inflated production figures. abandoning workers without their pay. illegal traffic in gambling. liquor. narcotics. prostitution. and overcharging workers for services. housing. and food. The plight of the migrant laborer in this country is an inexcusable and cancerous sore in the body politic. Though few of us come in close contact with it. its tragedies should be eliminated by every legal means. and this legislation can do much to greatly improve the situation. This is by no means all that should be done in the field of improving the conditions of migratory labor in this country. but it is a step forward. and I urge that we take this much needed step.