Speaker. since the fall of 1962 I have repeatedly requested the Department of Labor to certify that the unemployment condition in the district which I represent is sufficient to qualify the area under the Redevelopment Act. This has not yet been accomplished for a variety of reasons. Whatever the reason. the point is that we have not yet been so certified so as to be eligible for the employment and economic benefits which would be available to us under the Area Redevelopment Act. The economic situation in Dade County is distressing. Total unemployment. both American and Cuban. is fantastically high. Citizens and refugees are in open competition for a limited number of Jobs. Wages have tended to become depressed. Feelings are running high.
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