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The Birthright Citizenship Debate Is About to Get Worse

Birthright Citizenship,Trump Administration,Supreme Court,Unauthorized Immigration,History,14th Amendment,US Constitution

Jonah Goldberg
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Here's what I believe to be true: It's entirely reasonable to oppose America's system of birthright citizenship. Many prosperous and democratic countries do not have such a policy. We don't think they're all "nativist" or anti-immigrant.

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