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Lamar Smith: I think to allow the birth citizenship--by the way, I don't think we ought to say birthright. I don't think it's a…

On the recordApril 28, 2015
I think to allow the birth citizenship--by the way, I don't think we ought to say birthright. I don't think it's a right. It think it's just automatic birth citizenship. I think it defies logic and defies common sense.
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Lamar Smith
Republican · Texas

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Smith argues against the concept of birthright citizenship, calling it illogical.

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