Bill said those things in 1995 because:
a) He had to, with an election coming. It was part of “triangulation,” taking some conservative proposals as his own
b) The cross-border flow was nowhere near what it was today, so there was no chance of building a big, new illegal Dem constituency in his terms of office.
c) He was being bribed by the Chinese to make dual-use technology available, but not yet by the Saudis
d) He was nowhere near as anti-US as Hillary. He just wanted to enjoy the perks of office (Yes, Monica, I’m talking about you).
pfl