The Federal Government itself. however. has a far greater share of the responsibility. perhaps the most important single cause. in our failure to make advances on this front compatible with the Nations wealth and knowhow. The President has recently recommended "an expanding selfhelp housing program for the construction of 2.000 housing units." and this we urgently need. But we need even more urgently the implementation. through adequate appropriations. of the migrant housing program authorized by the Housing Act of 1965 (Public Law 89117). That act increased from $10 million to $50 million the appropriations authorized through 1969 for Federal assistance to construction of lowrent housing for farmworkers. Thus far. however. the actual appropriations have amounted to $3 million for fiscal 1965. $3 million for fiscal 1966. and $4 million for fiscal 1967a grand total of $10 million.