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.

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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.

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