It has been explained to me. Mr. Speaker. that the rapid decline in Irish immigration under the 1965 law was both unintended and unforeseen. I have reviewed the presentations which the gentleman from New York made during the last Congress. He explained that the original projections of the Department of State. made before the Immigration and Naturalization Act was passed. indicated no such decline was likely. Based on this history. it might almost be said that Congress had passed the act with the idea that no nationality group would suffer any rapid decline in Immigration Into the United States. To the extent that this assumption was in error. I feel that we would be right to correct it even at this late date. It was estimated by the State Department in 1965 that at least 5.200 residents of Ireland would qualify for visas each year. in fact during 1966 and 1967 Irish immigration dropped to only 1.800 per year. and that was before the act was fully in effect. This discrepancy between expectation and reality is too large to be ignored. I agree with Mr.
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