President. I will quote the three final paragraphs from the report of the committee reporting this bill : The proposed legislation is not an invasion or subversion of the rights of the States. nor is it designed to relieve the States from the performance of their duty to secure to all persons within their several jurisdictions equal protection of the laws. on the contrary. the proposed legislation is in aid of the several States and will be impartially administered by the people of the several States. It is sincerely hoped and confidently believed that the early passage of this bill as amended will have a salutary effect and go far toward insuring that " equal protection of the laws." State and Federal. to which" all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof" are entitled. American citizenship is indeed a badge of honor. it should be. and this bill sqeks to make it. a shield of protection to every American citizen. man. woman. and child. native and naturalized who stands on American soil. hedged round and guarded. as they are. by the Constitution of the United States.
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