I strongly oppose the Boren amendment because I object to the Senates increasing abuse of the nongermane rider. a technique that subverts the orderly. thoughtful consideration of legislation. But more importantly. I object to the Boren amendment because it would effectively repeal the FLCRA. the only Federal legislation that protects migrant farmworkers against the most common abuses they endure in their hiring. transportation. housing. and employment in agricultural labor. The administration. through Secretary of Labor Ray Marshall. has announced that it shares my concern about and opposition to the Boren amendment. I would like at this point in the RECORD to insert a letter to me from Secretary Marshall in which he details his objections to the Boren amendment. as well as his support for compromise legislation which I have introduced.