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Law’s Atiba Ellis discusses the 14th Amendment

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Spectrum NewsAtiba Ellis, the Laura B. Chisholm Distinguished Research Scholar and professor of law, explained that the 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship and cannot be changed by executive order. “The only way to change this is by amending the Constitution,” he said.