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J. D. Vance: “I don't think that's what the framers of the 14th Amendment…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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VP Vance delivers remarks to troops in VA Beach

Published | Video Starts at 24:15

… example, who's pregnant and comes to the United States on a vacation, they have a baby and all of a sudden their entire family gets the benefits of American citizenship. I don't think that's what the framers of the 14th Amendment had in mind. I don't think it's the right case. But look, it was 5, 4. Sometimes the Supreme Court makes mist. We're going to try to correct that mistake, but nobody's perfect, including the Supreme Court. (24:15–24:19)

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Asserts that the framers of the 14th Amendment did not intend for birthright citizenship to apply as currently interpreted.

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