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Fla Dem

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2. It's in the Constitution. He just can't wave a pen and cancel it.

Reply to hedda_foil (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 12:01 PM

Jan 20

In the United States, birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Specifically, it states that "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." This principle was confirmed by the 1898 Supreme Court case United States v. Wong Kim Ark, which clarified that children born in the U.S. to immigrant parents are citizens, regardless of their parents' immigration status.

https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/topics/birthright-citizenship

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Trump executive order will attempt to end birthright citizenship [View all] hedda_foil Jan 20 OP

WT actual F?!??! underpants Jan 20 #1

It's in the Constitution. He just can't wave a pen and cancel it. Fla Dem Jan 20 #2

He will, Miguelito Loveless Jan 20 #5

The SC would have to come up with an inane meaning to "subject to the jurisdiction of." Lonestarblue Jan 20 #9

I agree, Miguelito Loveless Jan 20 #12

Oh, and even if they rule against Trump Miguelito Loveless Jan 20 #13

Nah, just not accept a case for review after the 5th circuit hears the lawsuit about the Trump order and rules LiberalArkie Jan 20 #16

The "jurisdiction" clause was added to exclude... reACTIONary Jan 20 #20

All except ... VMA131Marine Jan 20 #28

It all rides on the interpretation of "subject to the jurisdiction thereof"... thesquanderer Jan 20 #10

I disagree because the part before that is "All person BORN or naturalized" jgmiller Jan 20 #14

Every clause counts, you can't leave out some qualifications. thesquanderer Jan 20 #19

Sorry that was my typo jgmiller Jan 20 #24

Even people in the U.S. undocumented VMA131Marine Jan 20 #29

This all comes from the same legal minds that backed the fake electors and challenged Kamala Harris' "natural born" Eugene Jan 20 #34

He'a an illegitimate president, he'll do whatever he wants and nobody stops him! Bluethroughu Jan 20 #30

This is insanity angrychair Jan 20 #3

The Constitution ceased to be relevant after Miguelito Loveless Jan 20 #7

Okay. Round up his fucking spawn and kick the fuckers out. Autumn Jan 20 #4

round up all of Elon's Spawn lapfog_1 Jan 20 #26

He was reportedly making money off it for years Easterncedar Jan 20 #6

Throw out your own anchor baby first. jls4561 Jan 20 #8

EO's can't overrule the Constitution or SCOTUS decisions ScratchCat Jan 20 #11

The only way he can even remotely attempt to do it is to argue that the 14th was improperly ratified Polybius Jan 20 #15

So, does that mean we can actually deport those people who claim to be sovereign citizens? Their alwaysinasnit Jan 20 #17

That's a huge question and Chump can't solve it with an executive order FakeNoose Jan 20 #31

The term "anchor babies" is a bit misleaing. If I could provide a bit of context, I would like to explain. alwaysinasnit Jan 20 #33

This will just be tied up in court till he's gone MacKasey Jan 20 #18

Since he fomented an insurrection, the Constitution is merely a piece of paper to him andym Jan 20 #21

14th Amendment Historic NY Jan 20 #22

Citizenship bromeando Jan 20 #23

They are online LeftInTX Jan 20 #27

It won't succeed. alarimer Jan 20 #25

if he can do that than a dem gov can issu an exec order moonshinegnomie Jan 20 #32

I read the EO they are going the "not in US jurisdiction" route jgmiller Jan 20 #35