Frankly, at that point in time, there was a relatively small number of people in the United States. And as I had stated in my opening remarks, … Was there any indication at that time [1865-1866] that...people coming from China and landing in San Diego...would have resulted in people being a citizen? No. … said that it was referring to people who were residing in the United States with the permission of the government. (02:46–03:17)
CLAIM
Asserts there is no historical evidence from 1865-1866 supporting automatic citizenship for visitors.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
