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Why some GOP candidates say no to citizenship as birthright
On Sunday, Donald Trump called for ending constitutionally mandated birthright citizenship. He’s not the only Republican presidential candidate who believes that children born in the U.S. should not automatically be granted citizenship regardless of their parents’ status. Gwen Ifill gets legal and political perspective from Suzanna Sherry of Vanderbilt University and Alan Gomez of USA Today.
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