Patricks Day message serves to remind Congress. the Administration and all Americans of the ongoing violence and discrimination in the six counties of Northern Ireland. This year. the message recognizes the promises which President Clinton made to the Irish American community during his campaign and urges him to maintain a strong commitment to carrying them out during his Presidency. These promises include first. making the ongoing human rights abuses in Northern Ireland a top priority in the United States relations with Great Britain. second. the appointment of a special envoy to Northern Ireland. third. implementation of an equitable visa policy which does not deny protection to Irish political refugees. and fourth. support for passage of MacBride Principles legislation at both the State and Federal levels. There is a positive role for the United States to play in reaching a solution to the strife which plagues Ireland. but it will require new thinking In this country as well as in Great Britain and Ireland. I urge President Clinton to exhibit the leadership that is necessary. and I urge my colleagues to read our St.
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