Elizabeth Pipko: It’s an Anti-Illegal Immigrant Sentiment, Birthright Citizenship Is on the Ballot This Midterm Election

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PIPKO: "Can I just push back on that slightly? Obviously, I‘m a supporter of this administration. I‘m a daughter of two immigrants. I‘m a supporter of immigration when it‘s done the legal, correct way. And I think immigrants have done an incredible bit of good, let‘s just say, for our country, including my own family. So I don‘t think there‘s an anti-immigrant sentiment. I think it‘s an anti-illegal immigrant sentiment. I would say a good chunk of why Donald Trump got elected is because we have a problem with illegal immigration. I‘d say most Americans actually agree on that. They disagree on the level to which it‘s bothering them and what they want to change. But I know a lot of people that thought that birthright citizenship was a major problem, and who voted for President Trump assuming he might be able to make some kind of a difference. I think what this ruling right now, I think people are really disagreeing on what it means. I‘ve heard a lot of people say, 'This is the end of this topic, and I just don‘t think that that‘s the case.' I know a lot of people on the Republican side who are now saying, 'What are the workarounds? What comes next?' And I hope that people realize that‘s actually going to be the next step. I think this issue is on the ballot, actually, in one way or another in November, because obviously, millions of Americans see the issue. They want some kind of a change, and they know this is not the end at all. It might just be the beginning, actually, of starting this conversation."