President-elect Donald Trump reiterated his intention to end birthright citizenship, which effectively grants automatic citizenship to anyone born in the U.S., including children of undocumented immigrants.
Ending birthright citizenship would require a significant alteration of how the U.S. has treated citizenship for over 150 years, involving amending the Constitution, a complicated process.
Trump stated he does not want to sever families apart but suggested that keeping families together may mean sending legal citizens back with their undocumented relatives.
The 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, establishes that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens, regardless of their parents' immigration status, forming the core of U.S. citizenship law.
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