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Race has somehow gotten even uglier thanks to the front-runner donald trump. after bursting into the race about warnings about mexican rapists, this week trump put the issue of birthright citizenship, the conferring of citizenship status of anyone born here, put that front and center. and using a deeply loaded phrase that's offensive to many, anchor babies, to describe american infants. >> here's what's happening. a woman is going to have a baby. they wait on the border. just before the baby, they come over to the border. they have the baby in the united states. we now take care of that baby, ...

I think it was just a term used to describe a phenomenon here in this country. but i think, again -- i think much has been blown up about this. i don't think it's offensive. i don't use it. >> you don't use it, all right. what about donald trump's notion that all 12 million, 11 million, 13 million, undocumented, illegal immigrants need to be deported, the good ones he says can then come back? >> i would say that we have to go through a process of enforcing our laws. and the laws say that if you came here on a visa and you overstayed your visa, you need to go home. and that's roughly, according...

>> you don't regret it? >> no. do you have a better term? >> i'm asking you. a lot of folks find it offensive. >> you give me a better term, i'll use it. don't yell at me mind behind my ear, though. >> sorry. >> is that not bombastic? >> no it isn't. give me another word. >> undocumented immigrants in the u.s. >> that's not another word. >> democrat 2016 front runner hillary clinton quickly responded to jeb bush tweeting they're call babies and linked to a news story of bush calling for greater enforcement. clinton doubled down today tweeting out suggested replacement terms for anchor baby. ho...

Journalist he quickly apologized and backed down. >> are you aware that the term "anchor babies" is an offensive term? >> you mean it is not politically correct and yet everybody uses it? give me a different term. what else would you like to say? >> the american born child that is an undocumented immigrant. >> you want me to say that? i will use the word anchor baby. i will use the word anchor baby. >> that's rude. if he wanted a different term he should have given another two-word term. >> trump is a dw an -- trump is a gangsta. i will use the word i want to use, anchor baby. that's hilarious...

Here's what happens -- wait a minute. wait, wait. here's what's happening. a woman is going to have a baby. they wait on the border. just before the baby, they come over to the border. they have the baby in the united states. we now take care of that baby, social security, medicare, education. give me a break. it doesn't work that way. the parents have to come in legally. we're going have to find out what's going to happen from a court standpoint. but many people, many of the great scholars say that anchor babies are not covered. we're going to find out. >> you said you have a big heart, and t...