Thank God that the Native Americans didn't have these immigration laws when they were discovered, you know, by other people. But having said that and forgetting the idea of compassion, I'm reminded that in 1950, when the outfit was surrounded by Chinese and Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Vines called up and he says, We need replacement or we've got to get out of here. And they told him that we didn't have any colored replacements. And even though President Truman, in 1948, had outlawed discrimination, still it was that way. Lieutenant Colonel Vines says, I don't care what color they are.
Charles Rangel: “Thank God that the Native Americans didn't have these immigration laws when they were discovered, you know, by other…”
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Rangel discusses historical discrimination in the context of immigration laws and military service.
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