Ernest Istook

former Congressman (R-OK)

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Former Republican Congressman from Oklahoma; fellow at the Heritage Foundation

Ernest Istook on KCRW

South Carolina’s Republican Senator Lindsey Graham created a furor last month by saying that people come to this country “ to have babies .”  He said, “it’s called drop and leave,”…

The 14th Amendment, Illegal Immigration and the Republican Party

South Carolina’s Republican Senator Lindsey Graham created a furor last month by saying that people come to this country “ to have babies .”  He said, “it’s called drop and leave,”…

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Anyone born in the US is a citizen of the United States, even if the parents are illegal immigrants. That's the way the 14th Amendment has been applied.

Illegal Immigration, the 14th Amendment and the Republican Party

Anyone born in the US is a citizen of the United States, even if the parents are illegal immigrants. That's the way the 14th Amendment has been applied.

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