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Derek Tran: “They [the Supreme Court] affirmed that every child born in…”

Featuring: Derek Tran, Democratic | U.S. House California, 45th Congressional District

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House Democrats on Birthright Citizenship Ruling

Published | Video Starts at 15:34

He wanted to sacrifice the prosperity that we have built to just advance his own racist and xenophobic agenda. But the Supreme Court rejected the president's efforts. They [the Supreme Court] affirmed that every child born in the United States is a citizen of the United States. keeping a fundamental principle of the American dream alive. But we know that this is not the end of President Trump's attack on the Constitution. (15:34–16:54)

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