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On the recordAugust 5, 2010
The 14th Amendment was put in after the Civil War, after 600,000 of us died for the notion of freedom. And one of those freedoms is, if you're born here, you're an American, and you shouldn't have to pass anybody else's test of political correctness to be an American.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala defends the 14th Amendment and argues against changing it, emphasizing the importance of citizenship for those born in the U.S.

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