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On the recordJanuary 6, 1964
The establishment of an immigration quota for any quota, area is solely for the purpose of compliance with the pertinent provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act and is not to be considered as having any significance extraneous to such purpose.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Proclamation 3569—Immigration Quota

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