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Ayanna Pressley: “Birthright citizenship is exactly that. It is a birthright…”

Featuring: Ayanna Pressley, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 7th Congressional District

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CityLine: A Conversation with Congresswoman Pressley

Published | Video Starts at 04:14

But again, this is an administration that continues to make history for all the wrong reasons. That was an intimidation tactic meant to influence the courts. But the fact of the matter is Birthright citizenship is exactly that. It is a birthright. It's been enshrined in our Constitution for a century. It's a guarantee of equality. Remember why it was established in the first place. A guarantee of equality in the face of slavery and oppression. And, you know, the justice is understood. (04:14–04:23)

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Asserts that birthright citizenship is a constitutional right established for over a century.

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