Mr. Speaker. next to imprisonment. the nomadic life of a migrant farmworker is the most cruel existence in our society--especially for the children. The innocent schoolaged children suffer most. The childrens deprivations are. among others. lack of security and a normal home. They lead a disruptive life. without roots. which often results in permanent emotional. social. and educational scars. and malformities. They do not "drop out" because they are never "included in." They cause problems for themselves and for society. Until you have lived with a migrant family. or have lived in a community through which the migrant family must swarm. you cannot appreciate the cruelties imposed upon them by this nomadic way of life. Conversely. migrant families seriously disrupt a community. They cause enormous policing problems. They increase extraordinarily relief and welfare requirements. They disrupt schoolspreventing both local and migrant children from achieving a proper education. A family needs a permanent home. a migrant never has one. A child needs an education. a migrant child seldom obtains one. The migrant life is cruel in many respects. it is a scourge of education. it damages the individual and society. it disrupts every phase of community life. We in Congress should not encourage or perpetuate this nomadic way of life. However. present Federal policies strongly encourage and promote family migrancy for farmworkers.
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Migrant farmworkers are a scourge on education and disrupt community life.