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Riley Moore: “We need to change and adopt a new standard for what is…”

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 04:15

But they have a U.S. birth certificate. They are a U.S. citizen. And so it is. The world has changed since the 14th amendment was adopted. Obviously, the country has changed vastly. So We need to change and adopt a new standard for what is acceptable for a US Citizen in this country, because it's being exploited. So, I mean, there's been a massive compression of time, space and travel since the 1800s. Obviously, people aren't getting on boats to get over here. (04:15–04:24)

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Asserts the need for new standards for U.S. citizenship due to exploitation.

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