One potential Republican presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee, is now coming out against conservative efforts to end birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants.
“I don’t think that’s even possible,” Huckabee said, when asked by NPR whether he would support repealing the language in the 14th Amendment that confers citizenship on all people born in this country. When asked whether he would favor the idea, Huckabee responded: “No. Let me tell you what I would favor. I would favor having controlled borders…but that’s where the federal government has miserably and hopelessly failed us.”
During his 2008 presidential campaign, Huckabee previously came out against efforts to amend the Constitution to end birthright citizenship. He was also attacked for his actions as governor of Arkansas, when he allowed in-state tuition at state colleges for the children of illegal immigrants, saying that children should not be punished for the crimes of their parents.
(Via the Huffington Post.)
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