THIS DOCUMENT PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF A 1957 SURVEY MADE IN SIX SPECIALLY CHOSEN SOUTHERN TEXAS CITIES, WHERE MIGRANTS WERE QUESTIONED REGARDING (1) FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS, INCLUDING MOVEMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EARNINGS THE PREVIOUS YEAR, FAMILY SIZE, AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND, AND (2) PROBLEMS CAUSING EDUCATIONAL DIFFICULTIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. CURRENT TRENDS AND PROJECTS WHICH ARE HELPING TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS ARE NAMED AND BRIEFLY DISCUSSED. THIS ARTICLE IS A REPRINT FROM "THE SOUTHWESTERN SOCIAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY," JUNE 1962. (EC)