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On the recordSeptember 21, 1966
So in its short life, this Immigration Act of 1965 has brought happiness to many homes, has reunited many families that have been kept apart very cruelly for a good many years.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Signing of the Columbus Day Proclamation.

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