Some Republican lawmakers want to change the way the government grants birthright citizenship. But it’s unclear what they can do — or if it will become a priority for the House Republican conference.
“We’ve got to deal with that issue,” Rep. Chip Roy said of unauthorized immigration, “and birthright citizenship is part of it. So yes, it should be a priority.”
“If we can move something, we ought to clarify on it, but we got to get through all this stuff first,” he said, referring to the other GOP priorities, like passing the budget.