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Explainer-What is US birthright citizenship and can Trump end it?
Below is a look at U.S. birthright citizenship and Trump's legal authority to restrict it.
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President Donald Trump launched his sweeping immigration crackdown on Jan. 20 which included an order reinterpreting birthright citizenship, a principle that has been recognized in the United States for more than 150 years.
WHAT IS BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP?
Anyone born in the U.S. is considered a citizen at birth, which derives from the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment that was added to the Constitution in 1868. The 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 Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 also defines citizens and includes similar language.
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