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Ted Cruz: “Most other countries on earth don't have [birthright…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Now, as a policy matter, birthright citizenship, I think is a very foolish policy. It is a policy that encourages illegal immigration. It rewards people for breaking our laws. Most other countries on earth don't have [birthright citizenship] policy. If you break in illegally to another country, most other countries, if you have a kid there, that kid is not a citizen of that country. (34:27)

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Asserts that most countries do not grant citizenship to children born to illegal immigrants.

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