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On the recordSeptember 17, 1964
Personally, I believe our laws should not say that the relatives of any Americans are not welcome to become Americans themselves.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks on Immigration Policy to a Group Interested in the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Commemorative Stamp.

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