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JB Pritzker: “The 14th amendment says in plain language that birthright is…”

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Takes Questions On SCOTUS Rulings, Direction Of The Democratic Party

Published | Video Starts at 00:02

Well, surprisingly, they made the right ruling. Although when you look at the plain language in the constitution, in the 14th amendment, it's a kind of a wonder that The 14th amendment says in plain language that birthright is the law of the land. So we've seen a lot of this from Donald Trump as, you know, issuing, you know, executive orders or making pronouncements that he thinks he can change the law on his own and do things that are illegal because he just says them. (00:02–00:18)

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Asserts that the 14th amendment clearly establishes birthright citizenship.

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