They see themselves as the only rightful heirs of the republic, and as its guardians, the only ones who are qualified to decide who is actually American and who is less American. Hence their attack on birthright citizenship, which was codified in the 14th Amendment of 1868 in response to slavery, and is therefore part of our Constitution.
They see themselves as the only rightful heirs of the republic, and as its guardians, the only ones who are qualified to decide who is actually American and who is less American. Hence their attack on birthright citizenship, which was codified in the 14th Amendment of 1868 in response to slavery, and is therefore part of our Constitution.