Farmers have been accused of "paying slavelabor wages" and riding "roughshod over human rights. human dignity. and human needs." When foreign workers were brought in we were charged with exploiting "the poverty of other nations in order to beat down and crush the poor of our country." Farmers have tried to meet this campaign of vilification with factual information only to be beaten down with a continual barrage of false charges and slanted "investigations." Farm wages for both year around and migratory workers have gone up much more rapidly than the average farm operators net incomethey are at an alltime high and are competitive with the rewards for similar skills in other businesses. Migratory workers generally are better paid and many have better living conditions. while doing farm work. than in their home communities. Far from being "slave labor." the domestic migrants and the Mexican braceros have eagerly sought seasonal work opportunities on our farms to provide a better standard of living for their familiesbetter opportunities for their children. I ask unanimous consent that the entire article may be printed in the RECORD at this point in my remarks.
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