Lyndon Johnson actually said...

"This bill says simply that from this day forth those wishing to immigrate to America shall be admitted on the basis of their skills and their close relationship to those already here."

"The fairness of this standard is so self-evident that we may well wonder that it has not always been applied."

"The lesson of our times is sharp and clear in this movement of people from one land to another."

"Our next concern is with those who are imprisoned for political reasons."