Mr. Speaker. it is gratifying to me to learn that a meeting of minds has occurred on how to remedy the unforeseen consequences of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act which resulted in unintended. drastic reductions in immigration to this country from a number of nations. such as Ireland. to which many Americans trace their ancestry. For the past several years. I have introduced and urged passage of legislation that would establish a floor below which immigration from any country need not fall. That floor. or minimum. would amount to 75 percent of the average yearly number of immigrants from a given nation sent to the United States during a base period of fiscal year 195665. I am pleased to note that compromise legislation. introduced by the chairman and several members of the Immigration and Nationality Subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary. includes this floor provision. I want to congratulate that subcommittee. and particularly its very able chairman. my colleague from New Jersey . for bringing together the various officials of the executive branch who have authority in this area and devising a workable piece of legislation to solve this problem. I am today introducing legislation identical to that introduced by members of the subcommittee to indicate my firm support for it and my hope that it will be approved promptly by the full Judiciary Committee and brought to the floor for action. This legislation has the support of the American Irish National Immigration Committee. I have been so informed by a letter from the national chairman of that organization. Mr.
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