Vivek Ramaswamy Says His Father Is Not a U.S. Citizen: ‘That’s a Choice That He Has Made’

BURNS Many of Ramaswamy ░░░░░░░░ policy ideas are polarizing ░░░░░░░░ has proposed deporting the ░░░░░░░░ born children of undocumented ░░░░░░░░ along with their parents ░░░░░░░░ who are American citizens ░░░░░░░░ the Fourteenth Amendment RAMASWAMY ░░░░░░░░ I want to give ░░░░░░░░ my full perspective on ░░░░░░░░ issue because I will ░░░░░░░░ this is a difficult ░░░░░░░░ And what makes this ░░░░░░░░ difficult question is that ░░░░░░░░ people who are in ░░░░░░░░ country illegally are still ░░░░░░░░ people who came here ░░░░░░░░ a better life for ░░░░░░░░ family and I think ░░░░░░░░ only way we re ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ as a nation really ░░░░░░░░ to the rule of ░░░░░░░░ is to behave in ░░░░░░░░ manner that actually means ░░░░░░░░ BURNS But is this ░░░░░░░░ cold Turkey rip Like ░░░░░░░░ it people RAMASWAMY It ░░░░░░░░ to be But I ░░░░░░░░ that we will provide ░░░░░░░░ path back through legal ░░░░░░░░ immigration for those who ░░░░░░░░ demonstrated themselves to be ░░░░░░░░ abiding contributing citizens of ░░░░░░░░ country BURNS But to ░░░░░░░░ clear you re talking ░░░░░░░░ people who only speak ░░░░░░░░ who have lived in ░░░░░░░░ United States their entire ░░░░░░░░ are now going back ░░░░░░░░ Guatemala Venezuela to countries ░░░░░░░░ they know nothing about ░░░░░░░░ So you are picking ░░░░░░░░ exception rather than the ░░░░░░░░ and the hard case ░░░░░░░░ to be frank BURNS ░░░░░░░░ but there are thousands ░░░░░░░░ these people in the ░░░░░░░░ States RAMASWAMY So I ░░░░░░░░ the right answer is ░░░░░░░░ have to stand for ░░░░░░░░ rule of law BURNS ░░░░░░░░ whose parents are legal ░░░░░░░░ himself gained citizenship by ░░░░░░░░ Did your father also ░░░░░░░░ the citizenship test and ░░░░░░░░ your father a citizen ░░░░░░░░ He did not and ░░░░░░░░ s a choice that ░░░░░░░░ has made for familial ░░░░░░░░ but my mother did ░░░░░░░░ So your father is ░░░░░░░░ a citizen of the ░░░░░░░░ States RAMASWAMY He s ░░░░░░░░ BURNS Okay And your ░░░░░░░░ when did your mom ░░░░░░░░ the citizenship test Was ░░░░░░░░ before or after you ░░░░░░░░ born RAMASWAMY After I ░░░░░░░░ born BURNS His wife ░░░░░░░░ is also an immigrant ░░░░░░░░ a throat surgeon at ░░░░░░░░ State University The couple ░░░░░░░░ two young boys And ░░░░░░░░ unlike some of his ░░░░░░░░ Apoorva initially questioned her ░░░░░░░░ s readiness A RAMASWAMY ░░░░░░░░ this the right time ░░░░░░░░ our family And then ░░░░░░░░ a larger scale are ░░░░░░░░ the best version of ░░░░░░░░ to be filling this ░░░░░░░░ important office We didn ░░░░░░░░ see anyone and that ░░░░░░░░ when we realized that ░░░░░░░░ some point you have ░░░░░░░░ step up and do ░░░░░░░░ yourself.”