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President Donald Trump is considering executive action to get birthright in his final weeks of office, according to two sources who spoke to The Hill in a report released Friday.

Prime birthright is the policy of granting citizenship immediately to anyone born in the United States, regardless of whether their parents are citizens or not.

According to the 14th. Amendment warrants that « all persons born or naturalized in the United States under its jurisdiction are citizens of the United States and of the state in which they reside. « More than 30 countries – mainly in the western hemisphere – have the right to be born first.

Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris is an example of someone who received their US citizenship this way. Harris’ Indian mother and Jamaican father were not US citizens when she was born in California in 1964, but she became a US citizen

President Donald Trump is considering executive action against birthright in his final weeks of office, according to two sources who spoke to The Hill in a report released Friday.

Prime birthright is the policy of granting citizenship immediately to anyone born in the United States, regardless of whether their parents are citizens or not.

According to the 14th. Amendment guarantees that « all persons born or naturalized in the United States under its jurisdiction are citizens of the United States and of the state in which they reside. « More than 30 countries – mainly in the western hemisphere – have the right to be born first.

Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris is an example of someone who received their US citizenship this way. Harris’ Indian mother and Jamaican father were not US citizens when she was born in California in 1964, but they automatically became a US citizen.

Trump has spoken out against birthright rights since he ran for the White House in 2016, which was marked by rhetoric against immigrants. He brought up the problem again in a 2018 interview with Axios, in which he stated that he could issue an order to end the practice. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris benefits from being a firstborn child. She automatically became a US citizen at birth because she was born in the United States despite having a Jamaican father and Indian mother.
AP Photo / Julio Cortez

However,

The Intercept reported in 2018 that this is « an idea that has been rejected by an overwhelming consensus of conservative and liberal legal scholars. « A law incorporated into the constitution can only be terminated by a new amendment.

« The citizenship clause of the 14th. Amendment should clearly ensure that emancipated slaves are properly recognized as U.. S.. . Citizens, « RJ Hauman, director of government relations for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, told The Hill. Hauman’s Group is an anti-immigration non-profit organization.

« There is a fundamental misapplication of this clause that U. . S.. . -Born children of illegal aliens receive automatic citizenship, let alone the offspring of people who come here to simply give birth on American soil. « 

When the president finally issues a long-awaited order to limit birthright, it will be up to the Supreme Court to resolve this issue once and for all, « Hauman said.

John Eastman, a member of the think tank of the far-right Claremont Institute. Amendment also pronounced against the protection of the firstborn right.

Eastman has long claimed that an element in the 14th. Change excludes first-born entitlement – the phrase « subject to its jurisdiction ». « Eastman told Axios in 2018 that this phrase means that someone who wishes to obtain US citizenship at birth must have complete political allegiance to the US, i.e., green card holders or citizens.

Hauman’s and Eastman’s ideas, however, are far from the norm. Antonin Scalia, the late Supreme Court Justice and one of the most conservative to ever sit in the country’s highest court, rejected Eastman’s theory, according to The Intercept in 2004.

According to the Hill report, the Trump administration knows that if it passed an executive order on the matter, it would be immediately challenged in court. They hope to have a decision on whether to turn 14. Change protects birthright, according to one of the sources who spoke with The Hill and who is familiar with the plans.

When White House spokesman Judd Deere reached out to comment from The Hill, he issued the following statement:

« Since taking office, President Trump has never shied away from using his rightful executive powers to advance bold policies and fulfill the promises he made to the American people, but I will not speculate or comment on possible executive action. « 

Business Insider also reached out to the White House on Saturday morning for comment but did not respond immediately.

Trump has spoken out against birthright rights since he ran for the White House in 2016. He brought up the problem again in a 2018 interview with Axios, in which he stated that he could issue an order to end the practice. Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris benefits from being a firstborn child. She automatically became a US citizen at birth because she was born in the United States despite having a Jamaican father and Indian mother.
AP Photo / Julio Cortez

However,

The Intercept reported in 2018 that this is « an idea that has been rejected by an overwhelming consensus of conserval and liberal legal scholars. « A law that is included in the constitution can only be terminated by a new amendment.

Over the years there have been counter-arguments about the birthright entitlement of people who said that age 14. Change request was misinterpreted.

« The citizenship clause of the 14th. Amendment should clearly ensure that emancipated slaves are properly recognized as U.. S.. . Citizens, « RJ Hauman, director of government relations for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, told The Hill. Hauman’s Group is an anti-immigration non-profit organization.

« There is a fundamental misapplication of this clause that U. . S.. . -Born children of illegal aliens receive automatic citizenship, let alone the offspring of people who come here to simply give birth on American soil. « 

When the president finally issues a long-awaited executive order to limit the right to birthright, it will be up to the Supreme Court to resolve this issue once and for all, « Hauman said.

John Eastman, a member of the think tank of the far-right Claremont Institute. Amendment also pronounced against the protection of the firstborn right.

Eastman has long claimed that an element in the 14th. Change excludes first-born entitlement – the phrase « subject to its jurisdiction ». « Eastman told Axios in 2018 that this phrase means that someone who wishes to obtain US citizenship at birth must have complete political allegiance to the US, i.e., green card holders or citizens.

Hauman’s and Eastman’s ideas, however, are far from the norm. Antonin Scalia, the late Supreme Court Justice and one of the most conservative to ever sit in the country’s highest court, dismissed Eastman’s theory, according to The Intercept in 2004.

According to the Hill report, the Trump administration knows that if it passed an executive order on the matter, it would be immediately challenged in court. They hope to have a decision on whether to turn 14. Change protects birthright, according to one of the sources who spoke with The Hill and who is familiar with the plans.

When White House spokesman Judd Deere reached out to comment from The Hill, he issued the following statement:

« Since taking office, President Trump has never shied away from using his rightful executive powers to advance bold policies and fulfill the promises he made to the American people, but I will not speculate or comment on possible executive action. « 

Business Insider also reached out to the White House on Saturday morning for comment but did not respond immediately.

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