Spain. which has a population of about 32 million. has six times as many people as Switzerland. The Swiss quota. however. is about six times that of Spains. Ireland currently uses about 35 percent of its quota of 17.756. Yet its allocation is more than twice as large as the quotas for Asia and Africa combined. I could describe at some length the disparities and capriciousness of the national origins system. but I do not wish to burden the House with a statistical recitation. After reviewing the record. however. I am constrained to ask: How can we possibly do it?
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