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Ro Khanna: “The Constitution requires that they have basic due process…”

Featuring: Ro Khanna, Democratic | U.S. House California, 17th Congressional District

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The Rubin Report: Immigration, Economic Policy, and Race with Congressman Ro Khanna

Published | Video Starts at 38:21

… the United States, however nice they are, that they should be afforded all of the rights that an American, a law abiding American citizen should be? I mean, it's philosophically, The Constitution requires that they have basic due process and they have the same First Amendment rights. that the First Amendment says to all persons, the due process applies to all persons. Now, if they, if people want to amend the 14th amendment, amend the first amendment, they can try. (38:21–38:28)

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Asserts that the Constitution grants basic due process and First Amendment rights to all persons, including undocumented immigrants.

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