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Ted Cruz: “That's what President Trump is trying to do as well.”

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

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Ted Cruz's Controversial Stance on Birthright Citizenship and Constitutional Interpretation

Published | Video Starts at 02:27

That is an abuse of our laws. Laws. And so I have long supported ending birthright citizenship. In fact, I filed legislation in the Senate to end birthright citizenship. And That's what President Trump is trying to do as well. The 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, guarantees that anybody born in the United States is a US Citizen. It was passed after the Civil War. (02:27–02:30)

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