Following an array of gray-area opinions about birthright citizenship coming from Republican presidential candidates in the past week, Scott Walker, for one, has decided to put an end to rumors about where he stands — sort of. At the Iowa State Fair on Monday, Walker claimed that going forward, birthright citizenship should "absolutely" be ended, disallowing babies born on U.S. soil from automatically being granted citizenship.
However, when asked later that same day how he felt about the Fourteenth Amendment, Walker backtracked. "Securing the border, enforcing the laws, and having a legal immigration system that gives priority to American working families" were his priorities, he said — not ending birthright.
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