President Trump's executive order aiming to potentially revoke birthright citizenship has ignited fierce debate. The move challenges the established constitutional right granted by the 14th Amendment, which automatically confers citizenship upon anyone born in the United States, regardless of their parents' immigration status. The order has triggered concerns among expectant couples and legal challenges from organizations like the ACLU, who argue it violates the Constitution and American values.
A look at the history of U.S. birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution and whether a president can repeal itPresident Donald Trump has signed a number of executive orders his first day of office -- including one which seeks to strip certain newborns of their U.S. citizenship, effectively going against an established constitutional right.
Anyone born in the United States automatically becomes a citizen, including children born to someone in the country illegally or in the U.S. on a tourist or student visa. It’s a right enshrined in the 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868 after the Civil War to assure citizenship for all, including Black people. suggests that the amendment has been wrongly interpreted, and it would go into effect in 30 days — meaning it would not be retroactive.U.S.
A president cannot simply repeal a section of the Constitution by signing an executive order nor can Congress repeal it by passing a new bill. Rather, amending the Constitution would require a two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate, and also ratification by three-quarters of the states.:"Changing the actual words of the Constitution does take an amendment, as does actually deleting, or repealing, an amendment.
The lawsuit charges the Trump administration with flouting the Constitution’s dictates, congressional intent, and longstanding Supreme Court precedent, the ACLU said.
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