I have just come from the White House where I watched President Johnson sign a proclamation adding Ellis Island to the Statue of Liberty Monument. This ceremony was an especially happy event for me and the people of New Jersey. It has long been my hope that a bridge would be built to both Liberty and Ellis Islands to provide easier access from parklands to be developed on the Jersey shore and that the island be developed into a national park commemorating the 16 million immigrants who came to America through Ellis Island. I have been advocating this idea for the past 6 years. Present plans call for the construction of a bridge or causeway to Ellis Island and I am hopeful that the success of this project will accelerate consideration of a causeway to Liberty Island.
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