He is also supported by extremist groups like Operation Rescue that
defend the murder of doctors and the vilification and criminalization
of women. With him as Attorney General, American women would
understandably feel less secure about those rights. On religious freedom, Senator Sessions has advocated for using a
religious test to determine which immigrants can enter this country. When this issue arose in committee, Senator Sessions was the only
Senator--the only Senator--to argue forcefully for religious tests and
against principles of religious liberty that have animated our Republic
since its founding. With Senator Sessions as Attorney General, a Trump
administration would enjoy a permanent green light for any racially or
religiously discriminatory immigration policy that might appeal to him. On citizenship, Senator Sessions has called for abolishing a time-
honored tradition that dates back to reconstruction. Birthright
citizenship is the distinctly American concept that anyone born on our
soil is a citizen of our country.
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