Birthright Citizenship Archives

Analysis: The Constitution Does Not Grant Birthright Citizenship to the Children of Illegal Immigrants

December 16, 2024 Minnesota Sun Staff

Dozens of media outlets are reporting in unison that Donald Trump cannot stop the U.S. government from awarding birthright citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants. They claim this is the case because the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires it.

In reality, the legislative history of the 14th Amendment is clear that it only grants birthright citizenship to the children of people who are legally and permanently living in the United States. This does not apply to the children of illegal immigrants, temporary residents, visitors, or tourists.

Rasmussen: Ending Birthright Citizenship ‘Popular with Voters’

December 10, 2024 Just the News

The results of a poll from early 2024 is receiving renewed attention after former President Trump considers ending birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants.

Trump Confirms He Will Declare National Emergency, Use Military Assets for Mass Deportation

November 18, 2024 Daily Caller News Foundation

President-elect Donald Trump confirmed Monday that he will declare a national emergency and use military assets to help him carry out his mass deportation plans.

“True!!!” the president-elect posted on Truth Social early Monday morning in response to a post by Tom Fitton, the president of Judicial Watch. Fitton had posted about reports indicating the incoming Trump administration was “prepared to declare a national emergency and will use military assets to reverse the Biden invasion through a mass deportation program.”

Trump’s Day One: A Look at His Opening Moves in the White House

November 10, 2024 Just the News

President-elect Donald Trump made a multitude of “day one” promises throughout the campaign to begin work on an array of issues, setting himself up for an extremely busy first day back in office.

Commentary: Birthright Citizenship Puts America in Jeopardy

December 13, 2023 Minnesota Sun Staff

Today’s challenge, game show Jeopardy-style: “They have a particular status in common: Anwar al-Awlaki, Yaser Esam Hamdi, the twin daughters of El Chapo, Chinese children born to US surrogates, and children born in the US to illegal immigrants.”

After seeing the first two names, a contestant would probably be preparing to hit the button to answer something like “What is Islamic terrorism?” – until they finished reading the entire list. The last item would clinch it, and then the fastest button-pusher would confidently offer the politically-correct answer: “What is birthright citizenship?”

Vivek Ramaswamy Vows to End Birthright Citizenship If Elected

July 8, 2023 Kaitlin Housler

GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy announced his support of ending birthright citizenship via Constitutional amendment for all individuals whose parents have entered the United States illegally.

Trump Vows to End Birthright Citizenship for Children of Illegal Immigrants

May 30, 2023 Minnesota Sun Staff

Former president and 2024 presidential contender Donald Trump pledged to end birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants in a video posted to Twitter Tuesday.

Trump vowed that on his first day in office, if he’s elected president, he will sign an executive order that the children of illegal immigrants won’t be eligible for citizenship, according to his social media video. A wave of illegal immigration began at the U.S.-Mexico border soon after Biden assumed the presidency, where federal authorities have recorded more than 5.3 million migrant encounters since January 2021.

Commentary: State Department Right to Tackle ‘Birth Tourism’

January 25, 2020January 24, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

“Birth tourism” has become big business. Today, hundreds of companies advertise to pregnant women—particularly upper-middle-class women from China, Nigeria, Russia, and Turkey—offering assistance to get visas that would allow them to visit the U.S. during the time they expect to give birth.

Report: President Trump to Crack Down on ‘Birth Tourism’

January 21, 2020January 20, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to crack down on foreign nationals who visit the United States with the explicit intention to give birth, taking advantage of the country’s birthright citizen laws.

Tens of Thousands of Foreign Nationals on Temporary Visas Are Giving Birth in the US Every Year, Study Finds

December 13, 2019December 12, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

A newly-released study estimates that there are tens of thousands births annually in the United States by foreign nationals on temporary visas, highlighting the robust “birth tourism” industry.

Commentary: Does the Constitution Mandate Universal Birthright Citizenship?

May 25, 2019May 24, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Amy Swearer Who is a United States citizen by birth? This question has increasingly received national attention, in large part because of President Donald Trump’s promise to “end birthright citizenship.” As I explain, however, in my recent Heritage Foundation legal memo titled “The Citizenship Clause’s Original Meaning and…

President Trump’s Ingenious Plan to Get the Supreme Court to Rule on the Constitutionality of Birthright Citizenship

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 Admin

by Dr. Carol M. Swain On October 30, President Donald Trump announced plans to issue an executive order ending the practice of giving U.S. citizenship to children of illegal aliens. By taking this bold action, the President is poised to make history by forcing the U.S. Supreme Court to…