Mr. Chairman. each year at this time. many thousands of migratory workers begin moving northward from the border areas of Texas. It is estimated that some one million such personsincluding workers and family dependentsmove during each crop season in response to seasonal farm labor demand. These migrants live and work for brief periods in many parts of the Nation before returning in the fall to areas of the South and Southwest. Their health needs are quite acute because of low income. lack of education. and their unfortunate isolation from communities and their health services. Their annual earnings. I am advised. average less than $1.000 per worker.
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