Trump wrote in a tweet Wednesday that birthright citizenship costs taxpayers billions of dollars while being “very unfair to our citizens.”
“It is not covered by the 14th Amendment because of the words ‘subject to the jurisdiction thereof,’” Trump wrote. “This case will be settled by the United States Supreme Court!”
So-called Birthright Citizenship, which costs our Country billions of dollars and is very unfair to our citizens, will be ended one way or the other. It is not covered by the 14th Amendment because of the words “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.” Many legal scholars agree.....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2018
....Harry Reid was right in 1993, before he and the Democrats went insane and started with the Open Borders (which brings massive Crime) “stuff.” Don’t forget the nasty term Anchor Babies. I will keep our Country safe. This case will be settled by the United States Supreme Court!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2018
Paul Ryan should be focusing on holding the Majority rather than giving his opinions on Birthright Citizenship, something he knows nothing about! Our new Republican Majority will work on this, Closing the Immigration Loopholes and Securing our Border!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2018
According to the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the State wherein they reside.”
Trump told Axios in an interview published Monday that he was considering signing an executive order to end birthright citizenship. However, legal scholars and politicos across the political spectrum appeared to agree that if such an order is signed, it's likely to face an immediate court challenge.
“You can’t change the Constitution with an executive order,” Cox Media Group’s Jamie Dupree said.
In an op-ed published Tuesday by The Washington Post, attorney George Conway broke with his wife, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, and called the president's proposal to end birthright citizenship unconstitutional.
"Sometimes the Constitution's text is plain as day and bars what politicians seek to do," Conway and attorney Neal Katyal wrote in the op-ed. "That's the case with President Trump's proposal to end 'birthright citizenship' through an executive order."
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