Its first annual budget. for fiscal year 1976 was $92 million. It will cost the taxpayers $400 million in 1995. It does not provide services directly. it makes grants to local agencies which in turn are charged with providing legal services to those who cant afford a lawyerlowincome individuals. migrants and immigrants. and minorities. Mr. President. it is precisely these local agencies throughout the country which. instead of carrying out the mission of providing legal assistance to those who cant afford it. have promoted a liberal public policy and propaganda mechanism. It has unmercifully harassed lawabiding citizens and has imposed countless dollars in litigation costs upon hapless small businessmen. farmers. and so forth. Another example from North Carolina: The Department of Labor. in conJunction with local legal services agencies. has done its best to dismantle the H2A Immigrant Farm Labor Programa Federal program allowing small farmers to employ temporary immigrant -workers for seasonal harvests. Since North Carolinas farmers have had difficulty finding citizens to work on their farms. this program is a must for the survival of many of these small farms. There is no other reason for the local legal service agency to harass North Carolinas farmers beyond furthering the protection and rights of immigrants brought in to work. Mr. President. the North Carolina Growers Association is today mired in a legal battle to protect the rights of farmers to participate in a program designed by Congress to assist farming production.
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