Cotton vows to ban birthright citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants

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Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced a bill on Wednesday to ban birthright citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants while attacking President Joe Biden’s executive order on the border as “a joke.”

Cotton is leading the Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act, claiming, “Granting birthright citizenship to illegal aliens has contributed to the highest levels of illegal immigration in history.”

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