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by Congressman Badillo (H.R. 14471) on April 19, 1972. In
priority for all federal funding would be given to those local
dertaking affirmative action to expand equal opportunities, in
ousing for low and moderate income persons.

- it is essential that the A-95 review process be made to work
gard to the implementation of affirmative action policies of the
the A-95 clearinghouses in the nation, such as the Tri-State
ing Commission in New York, are indifferent or ignorant in
of affirmative action. The Congress and the Executive branches
emanding if fair housing is to become the policy of this nation.
ent of Equal Opportunity in Housing. There is in our mind a
ion as to whether HUD should be responsible for enforcing
on in the housing field. HUD, like so many other regulatory
federal government, is in significant measure a captive of the
he housing field that have prevented housing from being con-
n-discriminatory fashion. It has been in the interest of builders
tate industry to foster segregated developments and communi-
y proper goal of equal housing opportunity has been neglected
of the market value of profit and profit was more possible
lding of segregated rather than desegregated communities.
propose to your subcommittee that you seriously consider re-
UD enforcement of the 1968 commitment to fair housing in the
e it within an agency that is deeply concerned with the imple-
ch a policy, rather than remaining with an agency that is in-
t command. It is our recommendation that the United States
Civil Rights be given consideration as the agency required to
mative action in the United States, rather than HUD. HUD's
Terence and its history of support of racial separation in the
strongly suggests it is incompetent to carry out the command
slation. The United States Civil Rights Commission is committed
-pportunity in this nation and may be the far more appropriate
cy to be given this immensely important task. lgoog 910m
e subcommittee for this opportunity to make this presentation.
OF PAUL DAVIDOFF AND MARY E. BROOKS, SUBURBAN
ACTION INSTITUTE, NEW YORK, N.Y.ita 100

OFF. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman and thank sman Badillo, for your warm words of welcome to these

t say, as executive director of Suburban Action, what - and privilege it is for us to have Congressman Badillo 1. He is a most active member of our board and has great deal to the development of our programs and the years.

DS. Thank you. He is certainly one of the most valuable this subcommittee.

OFF. We appreciate the invitation to testify at these arings on equal opportunity in housing.

oks will be testifying together with me today, each of a different part of this testimony.

dillo said, Suburban Action is a nonprofit organization 969 to focus public attention on the great contribution d make toward solving fundamental urban problems. s in general are to enable all citizens, regardless of class choose where they shall live within metropolitan areas a situation in which the suburbs share the responsibility the cities for solving problems of poverty, discriminack of opportunity.

The present crisis in New York City has highlighted more dramatically than anything else that has happened in recent times the importance of this work of seeking to have the suburbs share full fiscal, social, economic responsibilities with the cities. We do believe that a major cause of the problems besetting New York at the present time has been the failure of the city's surrounding suburbs to act responsibly, to share with the city in providing hous ing for families of low and moderate income, of assisting the city in meeting the burdens of families who are incapable of fully supporting themselves by their tax payments to local government.

The major fact giving rise to the need for Suburban Action is the widespread support by public officials and agencies of practice that increase racial and economic segregation in metropolitan regions.

We believe that if the suburbs of the Nation were open to all citizens, significant improvement could be made in the urban condition and in the condition of the lives of minorities. It is partirularly important, from our perspective, that those who work in the suburbs be able to find residence within the suburbs if they chore. The absence of such choice has denied to many the ability to compete for the many jobs that are today located within the suburbs.

For the subcommittee's attention, it is now the case that the majority of population in the U.S. metropolitan areas resides within the suburbs. That dominance is well known.

It is also the case that by the end of this decade, there will be more people employed within the suburbs than within the central cities. That is less well known, but it is a crucial fact of our met politan life, and a crucial fact in terms of locational policy by the Federal Government.

In our testimony today, we do not wish to burden the record with the factual evidence of racial and economic segregation in America. That evidence has been presented in a number of wellknown na tional studies. However, we would wish to submit to this committee a recent publication of the institute which details in a unique manner the growing separation of income groups within a single suburban county. The report is entitled, " A Study of Growth and Segregation-Income Distribution in Municipalities in Westchester (ounty, New York from 1930 to 1970."

Mr. EDWARDS. Without objection, it will be received for the record.

Mr. DAVIDOFF. Thank you.
[The material referred to follows:]

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A STUDY OF GROWTH AND SEGREGATION

INCOME DISTRIBUTION IN MUNICIPALITIES
IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y., 1950 TO 1970

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