Lindsey Graham Rips ‘Birthright Citizenship’

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) isn’t known as an immigration hawk, but on Tuesday he took on an issue many other Republican politicians have ducked — so-called birthright citizenship.

The term refers to the widely understood belief that the 14th Amendment automatically confers citizenship on nearly any baby born on U.S. soil — regardless of whether the parents have a connection to the United States.

Graham said on “The Laura Ingraham Show” that the policy acts as a strong incentive for illegal immigration. He noted that the United States is one of a small handful of countries that recognize birthright citizenship.

“That is crazy. I’ve been pretty out there on immigration, but to me, it is stupid to continue that law, to allow people to come here to have a child,” he said. “If you go to France to have a child, they’re not a French citizen.”

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