politics
Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Attack: The Latest Effort in an Obsessive Campaign
For more than a decade, the president has been fixated on trying to undermine a key constitutional right.
TL;DR
- Donald Trump has issued executive orders attempting to undermine birthright citizenship.
- These orders aim to expand categories of children ineligible for automatic US citizenship and ban "birth tourism."
- Trump has waged a campaign against birthright citizenship for over a decade, calling it a "scourge."
- His previous attempts to end birthright citizenship via executive order were struck down by the Supreme Court.
- Legal scholars have largely disagreed with Trump's assertion that birthright citizenship can be ended by executive order or an act of Congress.
- The Supreme Court reaffirmed birthright citizenship, stating it is protected by the 14th Amendment.