Then. the Irish people fled famine and abject poverty. Today. Irish individuals seek a new life in America for the many job opportunities available here. Todays and yesterdays immigrants sought a better life. many embarked from the railroad station in Kiltmagh. Unfortunately. and sadly. Americas doors are not as open to todays immigrants from Ireland. Our current immigration system. structured principally toward family reunification. tends to discriminate against those countries whose potential immigrants do not have immediate family members in the United States. Indeed. the current system all but ignores such important criteria as needed job skills. In my view. major reforms of the current system are needed.
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