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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.
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 12:01 PM
Jan 2025

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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WT actual F?!??! underpants Jan 2025 #1
It's in the Constitution. He just can't wave a pen and cancel it. Fla Dem Jan 2025 #2
He will, Miguelito Loveless Jan 2025 #5
The SC would have to come up with an inane meaning to "subject to the jurisdiction of." Lonestarblue Jan 2025 #9
I agree, Miguelito Loveless Jan 2025 #12
Oh, and even if they rule against Trump Miguelito Loveless Jan 2025 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jan 2025 #16
The "jurisdiction" clause was added to exclude... reACTIONary Jan 2025 #20
All except ... VMA131Marine Jan 2025 #28
It all rides on the interpretation of "subject to the jurisdiction thereof"... thesquanderer Jan 2025 #10
I disagree because the part before that is "All person BORN or naturalized" jgmiller Jan 2025 #14
Every clause counts, you can't leave out some qualifications. thesquanderer Jan 2025 #19
Sorry that was my typo jgmiller Jan 2025 #24
Even people in the U.S. undocumented VMA131Marine Jan 2025 #29
This all comes from the same legal minds that backed the fake electors and challenged Kamala Harris' "natural born" Eugene Jan 2025 #34
He'a an illegitimate president, he'll do whatever he wants and nobody stops him! Bluethroughu Jan 2025 #30
This is insanity angrychair Jan 2025 #3
The Constitution ceased to be relevant after Miguelito Loveless Jan 2025 #7
Okay. Round up his fucking spawn and kick the fuckers out. Autumn Jan 2025 #4
round up all of Elon's Spawn lapfog_1 Jan 2025 #26
He was reportedly making money off it for years Easterncedar Jan 2025 #6
Throw out your own anchor baby first. jls4561 Jan 2025 #8
EO's can't overrule the Constitution or SCOTUS decisions ScratchCat Jan 2025 #11
The only way he can even remotely attempt to do it is to argue that the 14th was improperly ratified Polybius Jan 2025 #15
So, does that mean we can actually deport those people who claim to be sovereign citizens? Their alwaysinasnit Jan 2025 #17
That's a huge question and Chump can't solve it with an executive order FakeNoose Jan 2025 #31
The term "anchor babies" is a bit misleaing. If I could provide a bit of context, I would like to explain. alwaysinasnit Jan 2025 #33
This will just be tied up in court till he's gone MacKasey Jan 2025 #18
Since he fomented an insurrection, the Constitution is merely a piece of paper to him andym Jan 2025 #21
14th Amendment Historic NY Jan 2025 #22
Citizenship bromeando Jan 2025 #23
They are online LeftInTX Jan 2025 #27
It won't succeed. alarimer Jan 2025 #25
if he can do that than a dem gov can issu an exec order moonshinegnomie Jan 2025 #32
I read the EO they are going the "not in US jurisdiction" route jgmiller Jan 2025 #35
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