The article discusses Executive Order 14156, signed by President Trump, which aims to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents. The order reflects a shift towards a more ancestral view of citizenship. Its legal grounding lies in the interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment, particularly regarding which individuals are subject to U.S. jurisdiction. While the Supreme Court's eventual ruling remains uncertain, the article suggests that the conservative viewpoint regarding citizenship exclusion may resonate more accurately with the framers' original intent.
"The president is pushing the federal government toward a concept of citizenship that is bound up with ideals of ancestry and allegiance and consistent with the notion of nationhood."
"The purpose of that amendment was to prevent states from denying citizenship to people granted it by the federal government, namely, freed slaves and their children."
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