“As part of my plan to secure the border, on the first day of my new term, I will sign an executive order making it clear to federal agencies that, under the proper interpretation of the law, future children of illegal immigrants will not receive the United States citizenship automatically,” he said in a recorded message from his home in Palm Bach, Florida.
How do you obtain citizenship in the United States?
Birthright citizenship derives from the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which was ratified in 1868, three years after the conclusion of the American Civil War that ended the practice of enslaving blacks in the southern states, and overturned a Supreme Court ruling that had held that slaves and free African-Americans had no right to United States citizenship.
The amendment granted citizenship to all persons “born or naturalized in the United States,” including former slaves, and has been interpreted to apply whether or not the parents were in the country legally.
What is Trump’s proposal?
If he wins the election and returns to the White House in January 2025, Trump will order federal agencies from the first day of his new administration to require that at least one of the two parents be a US citizen or lawful permanent resident for their children born in the United States automatically become United States citizens.