Trump stated, "Because of the fact that Rosie O'Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship." This statement raised questions about the erosion of birthright citizenship in the U.S. and the implications of showbiz conflicts affecting legal matters.
Judge LaPlante's class action ruling encompasses over 150,000 infants annually facing the critical question of birthright citizenship, emphasizing rights protection against Trump's policy.
The Fourteenth Amendment has guaranteed birthright citizenship to every child born on U.S. soil, regardless of their parents' immigration status. About 85 percent of U.S. residents have citizenship through birthright.
A New Hampshire judge has temporarily suspended Trump's executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants, allowing the ACLU's class-action lawsuit to proceed.
You can't require some states to issue birth certificates to birthright citizens and prohibit other states from doing so. The idea that a baby may or may not be a citizen depending on where she or he is born is cruel and nonsensical.
