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Mr. Cooke. In Corpus Christi?
Mr. Garza. Yes, sir.
Mr. Cooke. From where do they come? -
Mr. Garza. They come from all over the country.
Mr. Cooke. Do they come from Mexico to that country during
the cotton-picking season?
Mr. Garza. I can not say about that.
The CuatrmaN. Because you do not know of your own personal
knowledge?
Mr. Garza. That is right.
The Crarman. But you do know that the town fills up with cotton
pickers at certain seasons of the year?
Mr. Garza. Yes, sir.
The CuarrMaN. Is not that a matter your alliance or organization
has considered?
Mr. Garza. In what way?
The CuairmaN. The annual influx of Mexicans during certain
seasons of the year. I refer to those Mexicans who are not permanent
 residents of Corpus Christi.
Mr. Garza. I do not understand.
The Cmamrman. Have you ever considered in connection with
your organization the number of Mexicans who come to Corpus
Christi for seasonal labor and who are not permanent residents?
Have you ever considered matters connected with taking care of
them?
Mr. Garza. No, sir.
The CratrMaN. You have no first-hand knowledge of these farm
hands who come to your country annually and leave at the end of the
season?
Mr. Garza. I am sorry, but I have not.
The CrairMaN. You do not know whether they come there illezally
 or not?
Mr. Garza. No, sir; I do not.
The CuarMAN. If we can get a count of the school children in
Corpus Christi it would give us some dependable idea of the population
 in that city and county. ~
Mr. Garza. If you could get a count of the school children?
The CrAIRMAN. Yes; of the American or Mexican ancestry.
Mr. Garza. In each home you find as many as five or six Mexican
children, so it would be hard to arrive at that.
The Caairman. If we find a certain number in the schools, it
would show that many, would it not?
Mr. Garza. Yes.
The CramrMAN. So that these studies we have made in certain
States, depending entirely upon the number of school children, would
zive us a sort of index there with you, would it not?
Mr. Garza. It probably would.
Mr. Rurrerrorp. Have you a compulsory educational act in the
State of Texas?
Mr. Garza. Yes, sir; we have that.
The Cratrman. Were you selected by your organization or somebody
 else to come here?
Mr. Garza. As I said in my opening remarks, I am president
general of League of United Latin American Citizens.