Not only my attention. but the attention of the entire New York congresssional delegation is centered on the specific issues of the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the Brooklyn Army Terminal. The creation of jobs by relocation of industry to this area and the establishment of employment opportunities for those displaced by these closings are important to the maintenance of the economy of the city of New Yorkparticularly to the Borough of Kings County. Last but not least are the impotant Immigration and Nationality Act amendmentsPublic Law 89236which deleted the national origins quota as the basic criterion for welcoming immigrants to our country. This amendment to correct the inequity in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 was initiated by me and was one of my first acts as a Member of Congress. More than 52.000 immigrant visas have been issued since the new law went into effect last December and thousands of families in my district. with my assistance. have been reunited. The .many urgent problems facing your representatives on the Federal. State. and local levels. which must receive the support of all peoples and all organizations. should transcend party lines.
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