(The Center Square) — The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on the Constitution met on Wednesday to discuss the subject of protecting America’s citizenship, considering America’s 250th anniversary.
This hearing was intended to focus on issues surrounding citizenship, immigration policy and naturalized citizenship, but much of the discussion focused on the purpose of America 250 and, more specifically, Freedom 250, which the Trump administration has organized to celebrate 250 years of America as a nation.
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