WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced his support for reforming birthright citizenship:
"Birthright citizenship was included in the U.S. Constitution to reconcile an incredible error in America. It was added to ensure those freed from slavery were granted American citizenship. This made our nation better.
Today, birthright citizenship is being exploited by bad actors and our adversaries. We are one of the only nations that lacks commonsense guardrails on birthright citizenship. This incentivizes illegal immigration and promotes birth tourism. Illegal immigrants and non-citizens are crossing our borders and having children, who are then given Ameri...