Lord Baltimore. that he extended religious liberty to all persons within Marylands borders. Having stated what I did not say. let us proceed to consider what I did say. It is undoubtedly true that hundreds of millions of people living in the Eastern Hemisphere would like to immigrate to the United States. The McCarranWalter Act recognizes the necessity for placing restrictions upon their immigration to the United States. and undertakes to assign to each nation in the Eastern Hemisphere a specific quota of immigrants in proportion to the number of Americans. whose national origin is traceable to such country. As a consequence. the national origins quota system is based on conditions existing in the United States. and for this reason. is like a mirror reflecting the United States. Since Americans whose national origins are traceable to England. Ireland.
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