Mary Gay Scanlon: “The US Conference of Catholic Bishops wrote in its Trump…”

“… Marco Rubio or Nikki Haley who were born to non citizens and received their U.S. citizenship at birth. Defending birthright citizenship is a moral as well as a constitutional imperative. The US Conference of Catholic Bishops wrote in its Trump versus Barbara America I'm Sorry Amicus brief that ending birthright citizenship denies the innate dignity and freedom of the person. The moral imperative, historical evidence, legal arguments and US Constitution are apparently no obstacle to our Republican colleagues, however, as they persist in conjuring up all kinds of nonsense to justify limiting birthright citizenship.” (34:15–34:28)

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