Trump Claims He Is ‘Seriously’ Considering Ending Birthright Citizenship for Children of Illeg

[Zippyjuan]

Trump Claims He Is ‘Seriously’ Considering Ending Birthright Citizenship for Children of Illeg

https://www.nationalreview.com/news...tizenship-for-children-of-illegal-immigrants/

He would have to change the Constitution- you can't do it by Executive Order. He said he was going to do this in October, 2018 as well.

President Trump said Wednesday that he is “seriously” considering issuing an executive order to end birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants.

Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Trump argued that it is “frankly ridiculous” that the U.S. affords citizenship to babies born to immigrants who entered the country illegally.

“We’re looking at that very seriously, birthright citizenship, where you have a baby on our land — you walk over the border and have a baby,” Trump told reporters. “Congratulations, the baby is now a U.S. citizen. We’re looking at it very, very seriously. I don’t know how you found that out, but that’s very good. We are looking at birthright citizenship very seriously.”

Wednesday’s comments represent the second instance in which Trump has publicly criticized birthright citizenship, particularly as it relates to the children of recent illegal immigrants, whom Trump has described as “anchor babies” on numerous occasions.

Trump told Axios in October 2018 that he planned to issue an executive order curtailing birthright citizenship, but never followed through. “We’re the only country in the world where a person comes in and has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States . . . with all of those benefits,” he said. “It’s ridiculous. It’s ridiculous. And it has to end.”

Any attempt to restrict birthright citizenship through an executive order would likely face stiff legal challenges and might ultimately require a constitutional amendment — a point Trump disputed during the Axios interview.

 

[tfurrh]

Trump told Axios in October 2018 that he planned to issue an executive order curtailing birthright citizenship, but never followed through.

Heard that one before, Trump. You can seriously consider in one hand, ________ in the other, and see which one fills up first.

 

[r3volution 3.0]

He said he was going to do this in October, 2018 as well.

Yea but he's super serio this time.

 

[Superfluous Man]

Heard that one before, Trump. You can seriously consider in one hand, ________ in the other, and see which one fills up first.

That's a much better way of saying exactly what I was thinking.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Good.

 

[Stratovarious]

He should just clarify that 'born to parents under the jurisdiction' , Clarification;
Born in the US to US Citizens of the US establishes 'Natural Born' citizenship.

 

[jkr]

too busy shredding the bill o rights...

 

[Anti Globalist]

An end to birthright citizenship would be amazing.

 

[oyarde]

https://www.nationalreview.com/news...tizenship-for-children-of-illegal-immigrants/

He would have to change the Constitution- you can't do it by Executive Order. He said he was going to do this in October, 2018 as well.

Be nice , but do not get your hopes up .

 

[rpfocus]

Yeah, right, just as soon as he gets that money from Mexico for the wall...

 

[Anti Federalist]

So he openly supports Ron Paul's position on this issue, and the general RPF consensus is to mock him.

Got it.

 

[Sonny Tufts]

So he openly supports Ron Paul's position on this issue, and the general RPF consensus is to mock him.

Got it.

Does or did Ron Paul think birthright citizenship could be eliminated via executive order?

 

[ThePaleoLibertarian]

So he openly supports Ron Paul's position on this issue, and the general RPF consensus is to mock him.

Got it.

But birthright citizenship is good because... something something small government.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Does or did Ron Paul think birthright citizenship could be eliminated via executive order?

End birthright citizenship. As long as illegal immigrants know their children born here will be citizens, the incentive to enter the U.S. illegally will remain strong. - Ron Paul 2007

Doesn't say.

I reckon he probably wouldn't...I don't know.

I just know it has to end.

 

[Anti Federalist]

But birthright citizenship is good because... something something small government.

The communists are on the march, working themselves up into a for real killing frenzy, and we sit around whacking each other off in endless philosotarian circle jerks.

 

[juleswin]

So he openly supports Ron Paul's position on this issue, and the general RPF consensus is to mock him.

Got it.

People mock him because he is a BS artist and a conman. He also said that he would like to break up NATO then proceeded to ask NATO countries to increased their donation, talked about Ending the fed but quickly forgot about it after he became president, talked about ending regime change wars and bring back the troops but never did, said he would build the wall and blew his chance when he had a republican house and senate. Essentially, he reneges on his promises that hurt the establishment. He lacks credibility and he deserves the mockery that he is getting.

Now if he actually achieves this goal, then he would regain the credibility to make such a statement without being mocked.

 

[tfurrh]

So he openly supports Ron Paul's position on this issue, and the general RPF consensus is to mock him.

Got it.

I'm not really mocking, but he's done this a dozen times on a dozen issues this year alone. Time for some show, not just talk. There's an election coming up, the talk this week had been recession, and this is a nice other thing to get the media frothing over.

As my old buddy Michael Scott used to say, "fool me once, strike one. Fool me twice?........strike three."

 

[Mach]

“all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the States wherein they reside.”


They are not "subject to the jurisdiction," they are in the country, illegally.

 

[phill4paul]

The communists are on the march, working themselves up into a for real killing frenzy, and we sit around whacking each other off in endless philosotarian circle jerks.

Won't see Planned Parenthood talking many Hispanic Catholics into aborting their lottery ticket.

 

[Swordsmyth]

Does or did Ron Paul think birthright citizenship could be eliminated via executive order?

I don't know but there is no reason it can't be ended for illegals that way because executive action is what gave it to them.