So these are certain kids who are born in the United States and Trump was trying to deny them citizenship. The problem with that is, first of all, The US Constitution says if you're born in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, you're a U.S. citizen. There's also U.S. supreme Court precedent that goes back more than 100 years directly on this issue. And on top of that, there's federal law that makes clear that kids who are born in this country are U.S. citizens. (01:14–01:26)
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