The 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship

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The 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship

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Aug 19, 2015

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Stanford Law School's Bernadette Meyler and Emory University School of Law's William Mayton join the National Constitution Center's Jeffrey Rosen to discuss the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause and current debate over the children of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.

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Aug 19, 2015

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