Statement by State Assemblyman Thomas F. Catapano to Assembly Subcommittee on Affirmative Action, November 12, 1985. Catapano's report includes statistics on the high rate of mental illness within New York State's Puerto Rican community, a high percentage of drug use among Hispanics, and larger numbers of Hispanic elderly living below poverty level.

The New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Governmental Operations Subcommittee on Affirmative Action formed to research, compile information and report on the affirmative action program and its successes and failures from 1981-1986.

Identifier
NYSA_L0103-87_B2F3_015

Date Original
November 12 1985

Language
English

Source
New York State Archives, Correspondence, reports, and testimony on work force composition and affirmative action in state and local government, 1981-1986. Series L0103-87, Box 2, Folder 3.

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