This bill is a modest proposal that will cover roughly only about 20 percent of farm labor. and only 2 percent of this * Nations farms. which are the larger concerns. By extending coverage to farmworkers. the bill is a first step to extend unemployment compensation to the poorest segment of the American working force. namely. farmworkers and migratory workers. Mr. President. this amendment enjoys bipartisan support. It is supported by the Secretary of Labor. Its provisions have even been supported by Governor Reagan of California and others who. I think quite rightly. join in the basic assumption that of all workers. the migrants are the most poorly treated in American life. Ten years ago. there was a moving documentary film called "Harvest of Shame."
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