Undoubtedly. many are justified. And yet. ironically. one group of Americans which is unequivocally the most forgotten. the neediest. and the least served of the widely differing peoples comprising our country. has not been heard from. I refer to many of our migrant farmworkers today. who each year come forth from all parts of rural America to the agricultural scene. offering their vital services in assuring an adequate agrarian working force to reap the harvest of natures bounty which helps to nurture all of us. Too often the lives of many of these workers are characterized by wholly inadequate housing facilities. a shameful lack of educational opportunities for their children. and a genuine need for meaningful health services. The Congress has at times recognized that it has a responsibility to these workers and it has taken some important first steps in recognizing and fulfilling its responsibility for the improvement of the lives of migratory agricultural workersthese steps being the appropriation of funds for improving primary and secondary schools. advances in health care services. child protection. and other similar programs. Yet. so much more remains to be done. The migrant farmworkers often travel in family groups. working side by side in the fields of Americas farmland. to help to bring about abundance to Americans. but reaping few harvests. financially or otherwise. for their own benefits from their labors. It is my hope that in the months ahead we in the Congress will not fail to direct our attention. and our energies to the task of ultimately eliminating this gross error of omission of our society to our migrant farmworkers. We must insure them and their families that they will have the opportunity to fully participate in the prosperity to which they themselves have nobly contributed.
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Generalizing about the inadequate living conditions, lack of education, and health services for migrant farmworkers.