"The order disproportionately affects immigrants of color. About 75% of children born to noncitizens are Latino, 12% are Asian American, 6% are white, and 5% are Black."
"International treaties discourage statelessness because it can leave people without legal rights. The policy could also force noncitizens to choose between remaining in the U.S. while risking their children's status or seeking documentation from countries they left."
"The amendment, ratified after the Civil War, guarantees citizenship to all people born on U.S. soil, with narrow exceptions. The Supreme Court affirmed that understanding in United States v. Wong Kim Ark in 1898."
"I see the Trump regime attack on the 14th Amendment... as a part of a white supremacist, white nationalist agenda that seeks to undermine the rights of marginalized communities."
Trump's order restricts citizenship for children born in the U.S. to those with at least one parent legally present, impacting work authorization, Social Security, and voting rights. The policy disproportionately affects Latino, Asian American, Black, and white children of noncitizens. It risks creating statelessness for some children if their parents' home countries deny citizenship. This order challenges over a century of legal precedent regarding the 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizenship to those born on U.S. soil, potentially affecting many immigrant families.
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