Ron DeSantis: “The 14th Amendment meant if you had a right to be here, then…”

“So we've rectified that as well. You know, one of the things federally, I know the Supreme Court's considering is this birthright citizenship issue. The 14th Amendment meant if you had a right to be here, then you could have citizenship upon birth. But I don't think they ever intended. People could sneak across the border, have a child, and somehow citizenship would attach in those instances. But it's never really been fully litigated by the Supreme Court.” (27:13–27:22)

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