“This will not, of course, include persons born
in the United States who are foreigners, aliens,
who belong to the families of ambassadors or
foreign ministers accredited to the government
of the United States, but will include every
other class of persons. It settles the great
question of citizenship and removes all doubt
as to what persons are or are not citizens of the
United States.’ - Senator Jacob Howard (Author of the Fourteenth Amendment)
A similar thing was said about the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 (the Hart-Celler Act).
“The bill will not flood our cities with immigrants. It will not upset the ethnic mix of our society. It will not relax the standards of admission. It will not cause American workers to lose their jobs.” - Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy (D-MA).
And yet, here we are...
Politicians lie.