In the latest immigration proposal, President Donald Trump plans to challenge the constitutional right to citizenship for children of non-citizens born on US soil.
Talking to Axios on HBO, a new series starting this weekend, Trump commented, ” How ridiculous, we’re the only country in the world where a person comes in, has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States for 85 years with all of those benefits. ”
Stating that the move has been discussed the move with his legal counsel, he added that the idea can be accomplished with executive action.
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“It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment. Guess what? You don’t,” Trump told Axios.
Trump’s comments on the immigration came ahead of the midterm election that is scheduled to take place on November 6.
Passed in 1868, the 14th Amendment states, “all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens.” Though the future course of the claim is still not clear but this comment will definitely spark a huge constitutional debate.