Trump’s signs executive order to end birthright citizenship

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NPR- The day after President Trump signed an executive order that aims to end birthright citizenship, a group of 18 Democratic state attorneys general joined the legal fight to block the move, describing it as unconstitutional.

“What the president did yesterday is unlawful, unconstitutional and it will not stand,” New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in an interview with NPR.

“We are a state of immigrants. Millions of people in our state have obtained their citizenship through birthright citizenship,” Platkin said. “It’s the story of our state and the story of America, and it’s enshrined in our [U.S.] Constitution for a reason.

Democratic state attorneys general from New Jersey to California signed on to the lawsuit filed Tuesday in Massachusetts. The city of San Francisco and Washington, D.C., also are suing.

During a press conference Tuesday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta described Trump’s order as “a terrifying tone to set for his second term,” adding, “I have one message for President Trump, I’ll see you in court.”

On Monday, in a separate legal action, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit aimed at blocking Trump’s order. “Denying citizenship to U.S.-born children is not only unconstitutional — it’s also a reckless and ruthless repudiation of American values,” said Anthony D. Romero, ACLU’s executive director, in a statement.

The 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868 after the Civil War, stipulates that all persons “born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof” are automatically citizens.

The language was crafted and added to the Constitution to establish full citizenship rights for Black Americans, but it’s been interpreted for more than a century as also granting rights to all children born on U.S. soil, regardless of their parents’ immigration status.

In his executive order, however, Trump interpreted the amendment’s language as excluding babies born in the U.S. to parents who are “unlawfully” present or who have “lawful but temporary” status.

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“It’s ridiculous. We’re the only country in the world that does this [grants automatic citizenship], as you know,” Trump said Monday night while signing the order. In fact, dozens of other nations, including Canada and Mexico, have forms of birthright citizenship comparable to that in the U.S.

The Trump administration’s interpretation of the 14th Amendment has gained growing support among many conservative and Republican leaders.

“Birthright citizenship is simply something that’s unclear from the Constitution,” said Dan Stein head of the Federation for American Immigration Reform. “The problem is the 14th Amendment as currently interpreted is undermining the ability to manage immigration.”

But Stein and other advocates for limiting citizenship rights of children born to migrants said it’s likely this executive order will be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.

“I don’t think it’s going to be resolved in this administration, frankly, because I think the Supreme Court probably is going to rule in favor of the current practice,” said Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, a group that also supports strict controls on immigration.

According to Stein and Krikorian, Trump’s order “gets the ball rolling” on a national conversation about birthright citizenship and could eventually lead to a constitutional amendment ending the practice.

But amending the U.S. Constitution would require broad support, and a growing number of Democratic leaders, including the governors of California and New York, also signaled opposition. In a statement released Monday, after Trump signed the order, California Gov. Gavin Newsom released a statement saying simply, “This is unconstitutional.”

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10 COMMENTS

  1. Elections have consequences. One of Trumps first Executive order aims at ending “Birthright Citizenship.” What this means is that only children of US citizens that are born in the United States would automatically become US citizens. This law will no doubt be vigorously challenged in the courts but before all this, it will have a significant impact on many Caribbean mothers and would be mothers who often choose to go to the US to have their babies. US embassies and US immigration officers will be very strict on pregnant non citizens visiting the US and most likely they would not be allowed to enter even for a short vacation. Women might soon have to provide proof of not being pregnant in order to get a visitors visa or even to enter the US. Birthing your baby in the US is no longer a guarantee of US citizenship for that baby.

  2. Why fight Birtherismn now?
    Ge said he was gonna do it and you still voted for him especially the Spanish population now donot fight it let them Bogangels suffer good for these idiots

  3. @WatchDog: all of them gonna say that they didn’t believe that he wld really do it and to that I say, “and who’s fault is that? He said everything plain as day and you chose not to believe him.”
    They made their bed. All I’m waiting to see is how far does the economic fall out go. All these retarded changes affects the Caribbean for sure, whether we want it to or not.

  4. I endorse this executive order! Mothers need to give birth to babies wherever they decide to live, work, and pay taxes. The Dominican 🇩🇴 Republic did it to the Haitians, hopefully other countries will follow suit. These Mothers come to the U.S. and give birth for FREE at the expense and economic strain of the U.S. Health Care $y$tem , while the kids live in the lands of their Mothers birthright.

  5. This Executive order will not only have an impact on Birth Tourism but in the thousands of young and adults who will be greatly impacted.
    They will not be able to have a US passport and enjoy the privilege and benefit of a US citizen.
    Pregnant woman will have to turn to the UK for Birth Tourism before Nigel Farage gets elected as the UK Prime Minister.
    This is a reality that is catching up with the fallacy of economic powerhouse by exaggerating successes.
    Like so many other things it confuses the public and makes it difficult to discern the truth.
    Now that the doors are closed it time to start fighting for our country.

  6. @Audley Phillips,
    Rather than Birth Tourism; there are better ways for Antiguans and Barbudans of African Descent whose ancestors were slaves
    The so called Reparations Clowns including the GOAB have been presented with more valuable opportunities.
    Unfortunately tgry lack the strategic vision and negotiating skills.
    Antigua and Barbuda is in a position to obtain what could be much more valuable benefits having children born in the US
    The Vice Chancellor of UWI Hillary Bickkes and Gaston Browne are squandering the opportunity.
    How many Antiguan women each year in the past ten years travel to the US to give birth?
    Could it be 50 per year? How about Harvard University providing early childhood education to 50 infants after training a cadre of teachers.
    How about creating a school of excellence with strong science based education like Bronx High School of Science that is now fill with Asians commuting from Queens then going in to the Ivys
    A scroll where students can pursue a bachelorette diploma that offers AP courses enabling them to attend Harvard University on full scholarship and then go on to graduate school at Harvard.
    Among the many reasons why Trump won are that liberals went overboard.
    They are about to go overboard with this when African American mothers needs childcare help and after school programs. Most of their ancestors built America for free.
    I’m no supporter of Donald Trump and the bigots surrounding him; but the liberal are again exhibiting a one track mind.

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