Clearly. Mr. President. by changing the definition of the term "migrant worker" to include virtually all agricultural employees. we have changed the whole intent of the law. By doing so. I think we have undermined the original purpose. We have caused. the Department of Labor. as they have now included virtually every farmer and agricultural employer under this act. requiring virtually all of them. at least in theory. to register. By doing so the Department of Labor can no longer concentrate its limited resources on the migrant crew chiefs and the farm labor contractors whose past abuses was the reason for this legislation in the first place. Now. this will be spreading their limited resources to investigate and force compliance and increase regulation on farmers and other good faith agricultural workers all across the country. So. not only are we doing damage to agriculture across the country. to the average farmer across the country. but because of the actions of the Department of Labor in issuing rules and regulations that depart far from the intent of the original law. we are lessening the ability of the Department to protect the very people that the law was written to protect.