Chairman. the Office of Economic Opportunitys legal services provided an admirable example of a positive agent of social reforman example well worth noting here. While in existence. legal services eliminated welfares "maninthehouse" rule and residency requirement. They granted tenants in public and private housing substantial new rights in dealing with housing problems. Minimum justice for migrants and farmworkers was obtained by reducing illegal border crossings and requiring enforcement of minimum wage legislation. They were also successful in forcing the Department of Agriculture to feed hungry people as the law requires. To gain political and social equality. the poor in this country face a long and hard struggle.
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