03/31/1965
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"Our beautiful America was built by a nation of strangers."
"Today, with my signature, this system is abolished."
"The dedication of America to our traditions as an asylum for the oppressed is going to be upheld."
"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."