Donald Trump speaks to a crowded auditorium at a town hall meeting in Derry, New Hampshire on Wednesday, August 19, 2015.

GOP Candidates Debate Birthright Citizenship

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 26, 2015

Donald Trump has taken a strong stance against birthright citizenship - that is, the legal right to U.S. citizenship for all children born in this country.

Karen Tumulty, national political correspondent for The Washington Post, and NY1 Noticias reporter and host of Pura Politica Juan Manuel Benítez talk about the birthright debate Trump, Jeb Bush, and others have stirred up among several Republican candidates. 

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