Oh yes, I know...
Icould be wrong, sir, but in his last years of life, this particular Congressman realized what a mistake he had made by opening the immigration floodgates.
But by then it was too late: in 1972 he was defeated in a primary due to his resistance against feminism and the Equal Rights Act.
So, though he was definitely a “man of the left” on immigration matters, he might have been a little more moderate in his stance on feminism.
And unfortunately, he had too many supporters in both houses of Congress, as has already been pointed out by participants in this debate.
At the same time, his opponent Sam Ervin, a down-to-earth conservative Southern Democrat and a steadfast defender of the old immigration law, was derided by large parts of the media, who lent support to the immigration reformers in Congress.
And the whole matter went even worse with the present immigration law, which was enacted in 1990. H1-B and visa lottery anyone? Sigh.
“Icould be wrong, sir, but in his last years of life, this particular Congressman realized what a mistake he had made by opening the immigration floodgates.”
I don’t know which Congressman you are referring to.
You do have a good knowledge of American political history from that time.