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Rep. Boehner Wants Congress to Consider Repealing 14th Amendment

HeadlineAug 09, 2010

House Minority Leader John Boehner has become the latest Republican to suggest repealing the 14th Amendment of the Constitution in order to block citizenship for children born in the United States to undocumented immigrants. Boehner discussed the issue during an interview on Meet the Press.

John Boehner: “Listen, I think it’s worth considering. But it’s a serious problem that affects our country. And in certain parts of our country, clearly, our schools, our hospitals, are being overrun by illegal immigrants, a lot of whom came here just so their children could become US citizens.”

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