President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday, aiming to end birthright citizenship in the United States. This action, along with other executive orders, was signed shortly after his inauguration. Trump cited concerns about legal immigration and national security as justifications for his actions.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday aiming to end birthright citizenship, one of several executive actions signed in the hours after he was sworn into office. Trump stated his preference for legal immigration as he signed orders declaring a national emergency on the U.S. border with Mexico, suspending refugee resettlement, and ending automatic citizenship for anyone born in the United States.
Trump acknowledged the impending legal challenge to overturning birthright citizenship and labeled automatic citizenship 'just ridiculous.' He added that he believed he was on 'good (legal) ground' to change it. 'That’s a big one,' he quipped to reporters while signing the order declaring the border emergency.Trump asserted that immigrant labor was necessary for the investments he anticipates following the implementation of higher tariffs. 'I’m fine with legal immigration. I like it, we need people,' he stated. Birthright citizenship has long been established in the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, meaning his efforts to halt the policy will undoubtedly face significant legal obstacles. Birthright citizenship means that anyone born in the United States automatically becomes an American citizen. Following the Civil War, Congress ratified the 14th Amendment in July 1868, ensuring citizenship for all, including Black people. 'All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside,' the 14th Amendment states. 'No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.' However, the 14th Amendment didn't always guarantee birthright citizenship for everyone. For instance, it wasn't until 1924 that Congress finally granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in the U.S. Granting birthright citizenship isn't universal, and Trump and his supporters have argued that the system is being exploited and that stricter standards should be implemented for becoming an American citizen. Some proponents of immigration restrictions have suggested that the phrase 'subject to the jurisdiction thereof' in the 14th Amendment allows the U.S. to deny citizenship to babies born to those in the country illegally. Trump himself utilized this language in his 2023 announcement that he would aim to end birthright citizenship if reelected. Trump signed an executive order on Monday aimed at ending birthright citizenship. The Executive Order is part of his broader strategy, he has stated, to 'fully secure the borders' commencing on his first day in office. 'The Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Commissioner of Social Security shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that the regulations and policies of their respective departments and agencies are consistent with this order, and that no officers, employees, or agents of their respective departments and agencies act, or forbear from acting, in any manner inconsistent with this order,' the order read. The heads of all executive departments and agencies are anticipated to issue public guidance on the order within 30 days. Regardless, given that birthright citizenship is enshrined in the constitution, Trump's action is sure to encounter substantial legal hurdles. The subsequent steps for implementing the order remain unclear as Trump has previously discussed taking executive action to end birthright citizenship, urging Congress to enact a law to abolish it, or taking the issue 'back to the people.' Trump anticipates a legal challenge. He deemed automatic citizenship 'just ridiculous' and expressed confidence that he was on 'good (legal) ground' to alter it. 'That’s a big one,' he remarked to reporters while signing the order declaring the border emergency
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