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On the recordFebruary 27, 1976
I am proud to have supported the legislation that permitted the naturalization of some 65,000 new Americans in Florida since 1970.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks in Miami, Florida, at a Naturalization Ceremony for New American Citizens

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