The need for this legislation was made abundantly clear in my district In central California when a deep freeze struck in late December. wiping out citrus and other coldsensitive crops and sending a devastating shiver through the farmbased economy of the region. An excellent account of the effects of the freeze is a story that appeared in the New York Times on April 8. which I am entering into the RECORD. Most of the 15.000 people put out of work by the freeze were farm workers. many of whom are legalized aliens through the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 [IRCA]. In a span of 2 chilling weeks. many of these farm worker families lost their sole means of support. They suddenly were in desperate need of items like foodincluding infant formulaand required help in making rent and mortgage payments and paying utility bills.
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