Trump taking it to a new level. No legal change is required to deny birthright citizenship to the children of undocumented immigrants, he told Bill O’Reilly last night. By his reading of the law, those children are not now and never have been citizens.
“I don’t think they have American citizenship and if you speak to some very, very good lawyers — and I know some will disagree — but many of them agree with me, you’re going to find they do not have American citizenship,” Trump said.
An immigration lawyer busts up some of the myths of birthright citizenship.
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Hillary Clinton’s backstage conversation, captured on video last week, with leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement is revealing, captivating, and so telling about the way she thinks about politics, campaigning, how to sync up movements with policies, and just in general gives more insight into her method of operating than anything I seen in a long time. Worth your time to watch.
Since Donald Trump came out Sunday against birth right citizenship, Bobby Jindal and Lindsey Graham have followed suit.
The big takeaway from the new CNN poll is that while Trump continues to lead he is now also the top second choice of GOP voters nationwide.
Interesting how anti-abortion activists are grappling with Trump’s switch from pro-choice to pro-life, especially now that he’s a force in the GOP primary.
With all the commentary about the Iran, it is worth noting that there is an argument against the deal. It’s just not one that most opponents feel able or comfortable making publicly. It goes something like this.