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Trump Calls for an End to Birthright Citizenship

<p>Donald Trump appeared on the O&rsquo&semi;Reilly Factor this week to discuss his plans for immigration reform&period; His words on birthright citizenship shocked his host and created an emotional debate that has the Republican Party split in two&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&ldquo&semi;Bill&comma; I think you&rsquo&semi;re wrong about the 14th Amendment&comma;&rdquo&semi; said Trump&period; &ldquo&semi;And frankly the whole thing with anchor babies and the concept of anchor babies&comma; I don&rsquo&semi;t think you&rsquo&semi;re right about that&period;&rdquo&semi;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A flustered O&rsquo&semi;Reilly interrupted him to ask if he should quote the 14th Amendment&period; &ldquo&semi;If you were born here&comma; you&rsquo&semi;re an American&comma; period&period; PERIOD&excl;&rdquo&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At first glance it may seem that Trump&rsquo&semi;s words contradict the 14th Amendment&comma; but many lawyers agree with his statement&period; The billionaire explained that a baby born to a woman who sneaks&nbsp&semi;into the country just to give birth is not a citizen&period; The case simply wouldn&rsquo&semi;t hold up in court&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Fox News Host Steve Doocy reminds us that&nbsp&semi;&ldquo&semi;the 14th Amendment was written specifically about slaves after the Civil War&rdquo&semi; and &ldquo&semi;many lawyers think the 1898 case involving this fellow here in this country to Chinese parents was wrongly decided by the Supreme Court&period;&rdquo&semi;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Those who wrote the&nbsp&semi;14th Amendment created the&nbsp&semi;legislation specifically for American Indians and former slaves&period; They were not thinking about immigrants&period; And as Trump has mentioned&comma; this policy of birthright citizenship makes the U&period;S&period; a magnet for illegal immigrants&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; holding a hearing for every immigrant in the country is impossible&period;&nbsp&semi;&ldquo&semi;But still&comma; practically&comma; what&rsquo&semi;s going to happen&quest;&rdquo&semi; asks Doocy&period; &ldquo&semi;We can&rsquo&semi;t afford to kick out 11 million people&period;&rdquo&semi;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Radio host Laura Ingraham thinks Trump is out of control&period; &ldquo&semi;The idea that you have to change the Constitution to get right on this birthright citizenship deal is ridiculous&comma;&rdquo&semi; she said while interviewing Senator Jeff Sessions on Monday&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>To Laura&rsquo&semi;s surprise&comma; Sessions agreed with Trump and told her the &nbsp&semi;&ldquo&semi;matter is somewhat disputed&rdquo&semi; and that Trump&rsquo&semi;s view regarding birthright citizenship is &ldquo&semi;not an extreme position&period;&rdquo&semi;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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