Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff, called birthright citizenship “the biggest, costliest scam in financial history” in an interview Monday on Newsmax, just weeks ahead of a Supreme Court hearing on the issue.

Miller criticized birthright citizenship on “Carl Higbie FRONTLINE,” ahead of the court’s scheduled May hearing on President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to limit or redefine birthright citizenship.

“An illegal alien can come here nine months pregnant or on a tourist visa, nine months pregnant, have a baby. That baby is then declared an automatic citizen, which then entitles the entire family to come here and live here,” Miller said. “And every one of them can get welfare. Yes, they can get unlimited welfare. Applying as the custodian of this citizen, so-called child.”

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