NEED TO KNOW | In perspective: Dred Scott and the Fourteenth Amendment | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/needtoknow Birthright citizenship in the U.S. has become a hot topic as members of the Republican Party began to talk openly about repealing the 14th Amendment as part of its campaign to curb illegal immigration. In Jon Meacham's "In Perspective" essay, he explores the roots of the constitutional amendment. Need to Know airs every Friday on PBS. Watch full-length episodes of Need to Know at http://video.pbs.org/program/1458405365/

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News & Politics

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• Dred Scott
• Jon Meacham
• 14th Amendment
• birthright citizenship
• SB1070
• illegal immigration
• undocumented
• john mccain
• jon kyl
• republican party
• citizenship
• slavery

[voyeurdug]

And the Republicans are off-base with their century-and-almost-a-half forbearers on this... how surprising.

[Mars2O84]

We should talk about revoking the de facto citizenship of corporations first. They do more damage to this country than any immigrant group.

[ginesdepasamonte]

"Illegal" is the new "spic" and "spic" is the new "nigger" ... All codewords of hate, bigotry, racism. Now, they do not believe that Arizona is white enough. Racism by any other name ...