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firm. His grandfather was a British official in Cuba. Mrs. Brice's forebears. were from New Orleans. They have two sons. The Brices were among the early refugees from Cuba and reached their Willoughby Hills sponsors in February 1961. Proudly displaying the capitol-flown Stars and Stripes are: Arthur, 12, Mrs. and Mr. Brice, and Alex, 8.

Hon. EDWARD M. KENNEDY,

EXHIBIT 9

NATIONAL CATHOLIC WELFARE CONFERENCE,
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION,
Washington, D.C., April 7, 1966.

Chairman, Subcommittee on Refugees and Escapees,
Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.

DEAR SENATOR KENNEDY: As I indicated during my testimony before your Subcommittee on the Cuban Refugee Program, I am pleased to provide my observations of the program during my recent extended trip at which time I met with community leaders who are associated with the program.

This trip, which included visits to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Oregon, Denver and Chicago, presented vivid evidence of a most successful humanitarian undertaking. In these cities, I talked with Resettlement Directors, religious leaders, officials of the Department of Justice and Bureaus of Public Welfare and also leaders in local Cuban activities. Universally, the picture was the same. The police authorities and officials of the Department of Justice could provide little information on the incidents of crime among the Cubans. It was a matter so small that it is almost non-existent. The overall comment was "that these are good people."

The employment situation among the Cubans is excellent. The employers indicate that they are good workers and the firms that have employed them readily accepts the new-comers as positions become available. The officials of the Department of Public Welfare in Chicago specifically commented that all the Cubans, and this has been a large resettlement area, are working. The only ones that need assistance are the aged and infirm. Their record in this field is far superior to the average.

Another interesting observation is that these Cuban refugees are being readily absorbed into community life. To a large extent their homes and apartments are distributed throughout the community and there appears to be no development of the "ghetto complex."

It can not be ignored but that there are problems particularly during the early days of resettlement when these people have to accept jobs beneath the level of their skill and training. This situation of under-employment is soon overcome when the refugee gains a working command of English and becomes fully aware of the opportunities existing in the community. There are many examples of this, some of which come to mind, such as the banquet manager of a large hotel in Denver who was a restauranteer in Cuba and whose first job in the United States two and a half years ago was a bus-boy in the hotel where he is now employed in an executive capacity.. The Bank Executive, who less than three years ago was sorting checks during the evening hours, now travels extensively throughout South America as Director of the Foreign Investments Division of this bank. In Los Angeles the classrooms of a local college are filled with young men and women who are recent refugees from Cuba and are now working in menial jobs, but all of whom had previous teaching experience and are now being trained as foreign language instructors for the California school system, an area where such instructors are in very short supply. One could go on indefinitely in quoting such examples.

This recent trip has been most enlightening in that it has shown the benefits that can be derived from a well regulated resettlement program. Our experience in solving problems that arise during the Displaced Persons and Hungarian Resettlement Programs appears to have borne fruit in that such problems seem non-existent in the Cuban Resettlement Program. As a result these Cubans are becoming active and contributing members of their communities.

We appreciate very much your continued interest in this program which is indeed a credit to our nation and the people we are helping. With kindest personal regards, I remain,

Very sincerely,

JOHN E. MCCARTHY, Director.

EXHIBIT 10

MIAMI-DADE JUNIOR COLLEGE,
Miami, Fla., March 25, 1966.

Hon. GEORGE A. SMATHERS,
Senate Office Building,
Washington, D.C.

DEAR SENATOR SMATHERS: The Friday, March 25, edition of the Miami Herald carried a front page story concerning testimony before a Senate subcommittee given by John E. McCarthy, Director of the National Catholic Welfare Conference's Department of Immigration. In this article McCarthy is quoted as saying that, "Cubans must pay higher college tuition fees because they can't be classified as state residents."

This is to inform you that on December 15, 1965 the Dade County Board of Public Instruction approved a recommendation made by the Advisory Committee of Miami-Dade Junior College to waive the out-of-state tuition fee for Cuban refugees residing in Dade County. In pursuance of this new policy the Board on March 2, 1966 approved the waiver of tuition for 634 Cuban refugee students for the winter term 1965-66. The dollar value of this waiver is $95,987. Projected over two regular terms and two spring terms, this would mean approximately $300,000 per year in fees which are being waived for Cuban refugee students.

In addition to this assistance, Cuban refugees are eligible for special loans provided by the United States Government, and for a time they had their total college fees paid by the Federal Government to attend Miami-Dade Junior College. In addition, our Cuban refugee students have their fair share of student jobs which are provided at the college.

In substance then, the Dade County Board of Public Instruction, and certainly Miami-Dade Junior College, have gone far beyond reasonable limits in not only making college opportunities available to Cuban refugee students, but in providing special types of instruction to make their school and college experience more satisfactory and meaningful. Mr. McCarthy's blanket condemnation simply does not square with the facts.

Cordially yours,

PETER MASIKO, Jr., President.
DECEMBER 7, 1965.

Memorandum To: Dr. Joe Hall, Secretary and Superintendent, Dade County Board of Public Instruction.

From: Peter Masiko, Jr., President, Miami-Dade Junior College. Subject: Recommendation: Waiver of out-of-state tuition fee for Cuban refugees residing in Dade County.

At its meeting of November 17, 1965, the Advisory Committee of Miami-Dade Junior College recommended that the out-of-state tuition fee for Cuban refugees who reside in Dade County should be waived effective January 1, 1966.

"Recommended.-That Cuban refugee students who reside in Dade County and who qualify for admission to Miami-Dade Junior College be exempted from the out-of-state tuition fee effective January 1, 1966. The regular fees charged to local residents will apply. The names of individuals affected by this action will be submitted to the Board of Public Instruction for approval each college term."

FEBRUARY 24, 1966. Memorandum To: Dr. Joe Hall, Secretary and Superintendent, Dade County Board of Public Instruction.

From: Peter Masiko, Jr., President, Miami-Dade Junior College. Subject: Recommendation: Waiver of non-resident tuition fee for Cuban refugee students at Miami-Dade Junior College for the winter term 1966.

On December 15, 1965, Board Item 35049, the Board approved the waiving of non-resident tuition fee for Cuban refugee students who reside in Dade County and who qualify for admission to Miami-Dade Junior College, effective January 1, 1966.

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COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
UNITED STATES SENATE

EIGHTY-NINTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

65-505

PART 2-NEW YORK, N.Y.

APRIL 13, 1966

Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1966

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CONTENTS

Statements of-
Chater, Rev. E. W., All Saints Church, Harrison, N.Y.; accompanied
by Rev. William Tolley, Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, Yonkers,
N.Y.; Rev. Julio Delgado, Hunts Point Presbyterian Church, New
York City; Maria Garcia, Kemel Cereceda, and Enrique Cento____

Esparza, Raul; accompanied by Dr. Carlos Theye, interpreter..

Frutkoff, Robert, office manager, apparel industries, New York State

Employment Servict..

Ginsberg, Mitchell, commissioner of welfare, New York City-
Grimes, Harold, resettlement officer, International Rescue Committee;
accompanied by Dr. Manuel Urrutia and Sun Yen Lee..

Kennedy, Hon. Robert F., a U.S. Senator from the State of New York

Potocek, Msgr. Cyril, resettlement director, Catholic archdiocese of

New York; accompanied by Rev. Daniel G. Babis, diocese of Rock-

ville Center; Rev. Joseph F. Hammond, Catholic Charities of

Brooklyn, and Santiago Smith_

Soskis, Philip, executive director, New York Association for New

Americans; accompanied by Mrs. Regina Perez..

Thomas, John F., director, Cuban refugee program, Department of
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