Capital. in my view. is productive capability and thus exists in the minds. hands. and creativity of the people. 15463As Warren Brookes incisively argues in a June 10 editorial for the Boston HeraldAmerican. "Americas greatest assets"-our human capital-"all come here on boats from over the seas." The Cubans. Indochinese. and Haitians are only the latest in our long history of new arrivals. All have contributed to the economic development of our Nation. The Cubans in particular have contributed mightily to Florida. That States personal income and jobs have grown twice as fast as the Nations. and its unemployment declined in precisely those years when the influx of Cuban immigrants was greatest. Today the percentage of Florida residents on welfare is half the national average. I commend Warren Brookes generous and thoughtful editorial to your attention. [From the Boston HeraldAmericanJune 10. 1980]
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