joined lawmakers from georgia, south carolina, and pennsylvania proposing state laws to prevent automatic citizenship to babies born to illegal immigrants living in the u.s. >> inhumane racist bill and it will be stopped. >> reporter: protesters interrupted the press conference several times as they argued that the 14th amendment has been misapplied. >> we are expecting challenges no matter what we do. >> reporter: this man is leading the effort of state legislatures. he's been working with lawmakers in arizona who passed the bill that major parts intentionally brought state lawmakers together in washington, d.c., on the same day the day that congress was sworn in. >> it's another instance where the states are announcing that we have had it to here.