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Podcast: KPFA - Hard Knock Radio
Episode: The Political Battle Over Birthright Citizenship and Memphis: Blueprint for Repression
Description: On a recent episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with Professor Kevin R. Johnson to unpack a high stakes Supreme Court hearing centered on birthright citizenship and a controversial executive order issued by President Donald Trump. The conversation provided historical grounding, legal clarity, and a sobering look at the broader social implications.
Professor Johnson began by explaining the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause, noting that anyone born on U.S. soil is a citizen, regardless of their parents’ immigration status. While the amendment was passed after the Civil War in part to overturn the D...