Cruz Says He Supports Ending U.S. Birthright Citizenship

Immigration

Politics

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz says that he "absolutely" supports ending birthright citizenship. "We should end granting automatic birthright citizenship to the children of those who are here illegally," Cruz, a senator from Texas, says on Michael Medved’s radio show "I welcome Donald Trump articulating this view," as it’s one "I have long held" NOTE: Trump included ending birthright citizenship in his immigration plan rolled out on Sunday Cruz says "virtually every element" in Trump

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