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U.S. public is split on birthright citizenship for people whose parents immigrated illegally

Short Reads Archive | Pew Research Center · Beshay · last updated

Half of U.S. adults say people born in the United States to parents who immigrated illegally should have U.S. citizenship. Another 49% say they should not, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in April.

By contrast, nearly all U.S. adults say people born in the country to U.S.-born parents (95%) or to parents who immigrated legally (94%) should be citizens

 

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