Lee. Manatee. and Sarasota Counties. Those figures show clearly that the number of migrant laborers in each month of the year. 1968. as computed and as shown. would not even begin to approach for that whole area of seven counties the figure mentioned by my good friend from South Dakota. For instance. in January of 1968. the total number for those seven counties of migrant laborers was 2.600. That is an official figure compiled by the Florida State Employment Service. Surely someone has misled the Senator from South Dakota in stating to him that there were 22.000 Collier migrants who harvested their crops. Mr. President. the second part of his statement is obviously completely out of accord with the facts. his statement that there are 4.000if I may have the attention of my distinguished friend. because I am trying to save him from getting into very grave error which I think he will regret laterin trying to state the situation in Collier County. he states that between 4.000 and 5.000 destitute families are in Collier County.
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