Trump set to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants, officials reveal

Trump set to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants, officials reveal


NEW YORK POST 

Incoming President Donald Trump will announce the end of birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants in an executive order on his first day of office, incoming White House officials said.

The federal government will no longer recognize the immediate citizenship of children of illegal immigrants born in the US “on a prospective basis,” the incoming official said on a call Monday morning.

Trump had discussed ending birthright citizenship on the campaign trail, but the action could raise legal questions, since the 14th Amendment states, “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 upcoming executive order is just one of 10 EOs Trump is expected to sign about the border on his first day in office, which will tackle “national security and public safety threats” that have led to the murder of Americans, the officials said on the call.

The officials also said Trump will end catch and release, will reinstate Remain in Mexico and will rebuild the border wall, in addition to declaring a national emergency at the border…

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