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- On June 29, 2026, a Republican caller on Washington Journal invoked the 1790 Naturalization Act to argue that U.S. citizenship should be limited to white people.
- The caller cited the Act’s restriction to “free white persons of good character” as justification.
- Democratic caller Victoria said U.S. President Donald Trump’s rhetoric fuels white supremacist sentiment and recent Supreme Court decisions have gutted the Voting Rights Act, eroding civil-rights protections.
