Mr. President. the problems of the urban areas of our country have been aggravated by the migration to the cities of persons who formerly lived and worked in rural areas. These migrants add to the overcrowding of the cities. and when they cannot support themselves they often become an added burden on the welfare roles. An excellent editorial in the November 14. Huntington. W. Va.. Advertiser calls attention to the efforts being made to check such migration by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through its rural industrialization program. This program seeks to provide new job opportunities in the rural areas attractive enough to dissuade workers from leaving them.
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