Trump mulls ending birthright citizenship for US-born babies of illegal immigrants |
Ratcheting up his hardline immigration views with a week to go before midterm Congressional elections, President Donald Trump has said he wants to end the constitutional right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorised immigrants born in the United States. Trump made the comments in an interview with “Axios on HBO”. Saying that he could terminate the provision of birthright citizenship by just signing an executive order, Trump claimed a Constitutional amendment was not required to this effect. Trump believes focusing on immigration will energise his supporters and help Republicans keep control of both the Hosue of Representatives and the Senate. The US is the only country in the world where a person comes in and has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States … with all of those benefits. It`s ridiculous. It`s ridiculous. And it has to end, Trump added. Trump said White House lawyers were reviewing his proposal. It`s in the process. It`ll happen … with an executive order, he said. Revoking birthright citizenship may spark a court battle over the president`s unilateral ability to change an amendment to the Constitution.
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