John Leguizamo
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34 appearances
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1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 16 Jul
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This is The Daily Show with your host, Michael Kosta.
I'm John Leguizamo, theater legend, civil rights icon, and breakout star of The Odyssey, and most importantly, proud American by way of Colombia.
Now, I came to Los Estados Unidos as a very adorable child and then became a citizen, but one of the cool things about this country is that if you're born here, no matter where your parents are from, you're automatically a citizen.
You're free to do all the things that Americans are allowed to do.
Wait, you're not allowed to do that?
All right, my bad.
Now, not everyone thinks this birthright citizenship is a good thing.
But luckily, it's in the Constitution.
And I was certain that when it got challenged recently, that the Supreme Court would uphold it 9 to 0.
The Supreme Court, with just a narrow majority, ruled that Donald Trump's effort to undo birthright citizenship was unconstitutional.
The decision was 6-3.
6-3?
6-3?
I mean, I'm not happy about it either, but there's nothing, nothing's changed.
Look, it's not like the 14th Amendment is confusing.
It says all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States.
Forget hooked on phonics.
My God, you don't need to translate into a modern language like that, some kind of ancient Greek text that's getting an incredible adaptation in theaters this weekend.
But the point is, America works on the Olive Garden rule.
When you're here, you're family.
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