Immigrant Senator

Magnavox Johnson, from the floor of the Senate:

"God knows, we have got too many people in the towns today. I remember well the time when I was an immigrant myself, and came to this country. I believe I am the only one in this body that ever had the opportunity to come to this country as an immigrant, except the Senator from Idaho, Mr. Gooding, who was an eight-year-old boy when he came, and the Senator from Michigan, Mr. Gouzens, who came across the line from Canada.

"I know...

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