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A Possible Trump Attack on Birthright Citizenship

By immigrationprof

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The law and the Constitution are clear on birthright citizenship.  Nonetheless, many observers expect it to be attacked by the Trump administration.   

Myah Ward and Betsy Woodruff Swan for Politico report that 

“Donald Trump’s team is crafting an executive order to end birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants, a monumental move the president-elect’s allies say is a key step in their long-term strategy: getting the issue before the Supreme Court.

The effect of Trump’s order would be to exclude the children of undocumented immigrants and short-term visitors to the U.S. from the right to citizenship by birth . . . . And while there are few details on what exactly he would do and how sweeping the action would be, immigration restrictionists say Trump could do several things, including directing the State Department to refuse to issue passports to children without proof of the parents’ immigration status or the Social Security Administration to withhold Social Security numbers.”

Stay tuned!

KJ

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