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Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Commentary: The Constitutional Question of Birthright Citizenship

President Trump often trumpets American exceptionalism, but an executive order scheduled to take effect this week seeks to uproot a longstanding policy not found in much of the developed world: granting citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants born on U.S. soil. Under his order, the babies would, instead, inherit the immigration status of their parents.
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  1. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM

    I don't know who (or if) Trump has put in charge of the irs, but I'd love to see those judges and their spouses get audited.
    -lg

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  2. Tsgt JoeFebruary 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM

    Its going to take more than an executive order to change that. Even though the intention of the 14th amendment was to enfranchise the folks who had been slaves, we’ve had over 100 years of interpreting it with a broader meaning. I really doubt congress has the intestinal fortitude to craft a law that would eliminate the current interpretation.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2025 at 9:18 AM

    The 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, for reasons which are now lost to history. I mean, that was, like, a hundred years ago.

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