ICYMI: CONGRESSWOMAN SIMON CALLS OUT REPUBLICANS' CONTINUED ATTACKS TO 14TH AMENDMENT AND DELIVERS OPENING STATEMENT AT HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TASK FORCE HEARING ON "PROTECTING AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP: CONFRONTING BIRTH TOURISM"

Washington, Sept. 2 -- Congresswoman Lateefah Simon issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the House Oversight Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses held a hearing on "Protecting American Citizenship: Confronting Birth Tourism." As the top Democrat on the Task Force, Congresswoman Simon highlighted how birth tourism is already illegal and pointed out Republicans' more sinister goal to conflate visa fraud and birthright citizenship to undermine the 14th Amendment and who is defined as "American" in the United States. In case you missed it, Congresswoman Simon's opening remarks can be found below. "Today's hearing is being presented as a conversation about birth tourism, w...