Donald Trump, birthright citizenship
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After months of avoiding details about a divisive plan to end birthright citizenship, President Donald Trump’s administration is rolling out a series of new documents that offer a stark glimpse into how it would implement an executive order that upends the century-old understanding about the benefits of being born in the United States.
Under Executive Order 14160, children of mothers whose presence in the United States is “unlawful” or “lawful but temporary” will not acquire U.S. citizenship unless the father is a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) or U.S. citizen or U.S. national at the time of the child’s birth.
The U.S. "should not reward illegal entry into our country with automatic citizenship for the children of lawbreakers,” Rep. Tenney says.
Every court which has ruled on President Trump’s executive order concerning birthright citizenship has found it unconstitutional.
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