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Riley Moore: “There's been a massive erosion of what citizenship means in…”

Featuring: Riley Moore, Republican | U.S. House West Virginia, District 2

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Rep. Riley Moore Joins 'Will Cain Country' to Discuss the Birthright Citizenship Showdown

Published | Video Starts at 17:21

So what are we doing? Why have we made the concept of citizenship so cheap, so worthless, so easy? Yeah, and you're 100% right. There's been a massive erosion of what citizenship means in this country. And it's kind of like the dying American citizen, unfortunately, because what's the difference in between someone residing in this country illegally or illegally, and a US Citizen? (17:21–17:27)

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