14th amendment
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S.C. Rep. Mark Sanford Says Haitians Shouldn't Get Birthright Citizenship Because They're Not 'Former Slaves'
In an interview with MSNBC’s Craig Melvin this week, outgoing South Carolina Congressman Mark Sanford said he wasn’t a “fan” of birthright citizenship and believed that people who come to the United States. “from Haiti or anywhere else” shouldn’t necessarily have access to it. In fact, if Sanford had his way, it would only apply…
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Birthright Citizenship Explained Like You're a Racist 5-Year-Old
5-year-old racist: Hey, why is everyone talking about birthright citizenship and the 14th Amendment? Me: Well, my little Caucasian friend, it’s because of racism. Oooh, I like racism! Tell me more! Well, once upon a time, in a kingdom not very far, far away, a group of white men passed the Naturalization Acts in 1790…
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U.S. Justice Department Says Poor Defendants Can’t Be Held If They Can’t Afford Bail
The U.S. Justice Department said that holding defendants in jail because they can’t afford to make bail is unconstitutional—the first time the government has taken such a position before a federal appeals court, reports NBC News. On Thursday, Loretta Lynch’s DOJ filed a friend of court (amicus) brief in federal court saying that mandating inmates pay…