The migrant farm laborer who annually comes to Wisconsin plays an important part in this state's agricultural economy. Where the local labor supply is inadequate, he is needed for the arduous work necessary to care for and harvest certain cash crops. But this worker often lives in substandard housing and is paid very low wages. His children grow up illiterate and his family is without adequate health care. His different clothes and customs may subject him to discrimination, or at best leave him utterly apart from the community where he settles for the summer. It is the purpose of this report to summarize what has recently been learned about these workers both in Wisconsin and other states and to present certain suggestions that may better their lot.
