Donald Trump Promises to End Birthright Citizenship: What Does That Mean and Could He Do It?

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Donald Trump Promises to End Birthright Citizenship: What Does That Mean and Could He Do It?
Associated Press | December 11, 2024 11:02 am
 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has promised to end birthright citizenship as soon as he gets into office to make good on campaign promises aiming to restrict immigration and redefining what it means to be American.

But any efforts to halt the policy would face steep legal hurdles.

Birthright citizenship means anyone born in the United States automatically becomes an American citizen. It’s been in place for decades and applies to children born to someone in the country illegally or in the U.S. on a tourist or student visa who plans to return to their home country.

It’s not the practice of every country, and Trump and his supporters have argued that the system is being abused and that there should be tougher standards for becoming an American citizen.

https://news.wttw.com/2024/12/11/donald-trump-promises-end-birthright-citizenship-what-does-mean-and-could-he-do-it

[DefiantMassRINO]

You just need to find the right slick-talking lawyer to bring the right case before the right courts to get a favorable ruling.

Once a judge rules that "birth right citizenship" only applied to freed slaves and their descendents, the crap will hit the fan, but that's necessary to restore a sane immigration system based upon law and not Executive fiats.