President Trump’s recent executive order targeting birthright citizenship has stirred up a contentious legal battle surrounding immigration policy in the United States. The order seeks to challenge the long-established understanding that anyone born on American soil is automatically granted citizenship, regardless of their parent’s citizenship status.
Legal experts widely agree that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution guarantees birthright citizenship, but the Trump administration is arguing that children born to immigrants living in the U.S. unlawfully should be excluded from this right. This controversial stance has sparked debate over the interpretation of the law and raised questions about the implications of such a policy shift.
In a detailed video titled “What Trump Will Need to Actually End Birthright Citizenship,” the Wall Street Journal delves into the complexities of the issue, explaining the legal process that lies ahead and outlining the potential consequences of ending birthright citizenship. The video highlights the challenges President Trump faces in trying to alter a fundamental aspect of American citizenship and the possible repercussions on millions of individuals living in the country.
As the Trump administration’s legal case unfolds in court, the debate over birthright citizenship is sure to remain a hot-button issue with far-reaching implications. The video serves as a comprehensive guide to understanding the intricacies of the debate and offers valuable insights into how this contentious issue will play out in the legal arena.
In a time when the news cycle is often overwhelming and confusing, the Wall Street Journal’s news explainers provide a clear and concise breakdown of complex topics. By dissecting the complexities of the birthright citizenship debate, the WSJ helps viewers navigate the complexities of this contentious issue and make sense of the evolving legal landscape surrounding immigration policy.
As the battle over birthright citizenship continues to unfold, it is clear that the Trump administration will face an uphill battle in its efforts to change long-standing interpretations of the law. The video serves as a valuable resource for anyone looking to understand the legal nuances of this heated debate and its broader implications for immigration policy in the United States.
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Him and his administration will also lose their birthright citizenship. The only original people in this land were the native americans.
I really can't understand people who defending otherwise
My son is looking for a Mexican girl to make birthright babies
About time the U.S. catches up to Europe Thailand India and the rest of the world by banning birthright citizenship!
Why are there no repercussions for signing blatantly illegal executive orders?
illegals who entered without notice to Govt, you are not subject to US Govt jurisdiction.
He’s crazy
The argument re: the Fourteenth Amendment could be made. However, the whole argument that a child of an H1B worker or an F-1 student would be at a disadvantage and would not have ties to any other country is very weak, narrow and ignorant because many other countries apply the same principles, incl. Japan, Russia, Germany, with certain exemptions.
From children of slaves to children of rich Chinese families
When Trump is going to print money without asking permission to the Federal Reserve?
When Trump is going to provide an education where we can teach new generation about rewards of hard work?
When Trump is going to stop all Moral degeneracy that is poisoning peoples minds through social media, Hollywood, Netflix etc?
God Bless America! ⚔️🇺🇸
a person whose parents were once an alien has hatred against other immigrants he's despicable.
Insane giving citizenship by birth. Utterly crazy.
absolutely Not. No president can change the Constitution. If he does That Means the Constitution is useless and Means Nothing
This is a very informative video and brings to light on how one will see this battle will be settled. I disagree with the NJ attorney general that this is a “disregard” to the rule of law. I think this is simply a missing loophole in the law that needs to be filled either by a constitutional amendment or by the Supreme Court. Passing a bill from Congress won’t solve this as this ultimately will still need the Court to approve the constitutionality of the either the bill or the executive order.
He hasn’t done a thing for lowering grocery prices. He’s already failed one week into his presidency.
Then why in 1917 Congress had to pass the “Jones-Shafroth Act” to grant American citizenship to Puerto Ricans born after 1899. If the 14th Amendment granted citizenship to people born on U.S. Territories, why was the Act needed.
In 1869, 4 foreign national pregnant women arrive off a boat, with obligations to their home countries that they don't have to us. Their children become Americans, and this is what congress intended?
So much for their mantra of adhering to the original text of the constitution. I guess it only applies if it suits their agenda.
The 14th amendment is meant for Black Americans decendents of slavery. Not for anchor babies.
People have taken this too far.
Parents should have worked and paid taxes for certain number of months, if they are foreigners, until their children born in the US can have birthrights, my thoughts.
Plotkin is wrong and he knows it
Rest of the world does the same why so much cry in stopping birthright citizenship
All amendments matter! Well,….
Owning a gun is so sacred because it’s written in the constitution, but then birth right citizenship is also in the constitution, why can’t they respect that?
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