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Grace Meng: “The Supreme Court upheld the promise of birthright…”

Featuring: Grace Meng, Democratic | U.S. House New York, District 6

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House Democrats on Birthright Citizenship Ruling

Published | Video Starts at 00:36

Thank you so much to my Democratic colleagues and fellow caucus leaders for joining us today to fight for our immigrant communities, for our Constitution, and a core promise of our nation. If you are born in America, you are American. Today, The Supreme Court upheld the promise of birthright citizenship, which was established more than 150 years ago by the 14th amendment. and affirmed in the landmark case United States versus Won Kim Ark, which determined that Won Kim Ark, the son of Chinese migrants born in San Francisco Go. (00:36–00:46)

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