"Birthright citizenship comes from the 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, which states: 'All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.' This principle has historically ensured citizenship for children born in the U.S., regardless of their parents' legal status."
"Trump's executive order, titled 'Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,' proposes that a child born in the U.S. would only be a citizen if at least one parent is legally present. This would exclude many children born to undocumented or temporarily present parents."
Birthright citizenship, established by the 14th Amendment, grants citizenship to all born in the U.S. regardless of parental status. Trump's executive order aims to limit this by requiring at least one parent to be legally present in the U.S. for the child to gain citizenship. This order would exclude children born to parents without legal status or those with temporary legal status, challenging the long-standing principle of citizenship established post-Civil War.
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