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Immigration,
Government

Oct. 31, 2018

Trump citizenship proposal faces constitutional, court ruling hurdles

While many scholars have said the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution would bar President Donald Trump from ending automatic citizenship for anyone born in the U.S., significant case law around the issue dating back over a century could also pose significant hurdles.

Trump citizenship proposal faces constitutional, court ruling hurdles
Photos of Wong Kim Ark, who was the defendant in an 1898 U.S. Supreme Court decision that interpreted the 14th Amendment to bestow birthright citizenship on children born in the United States. He won the case.

While many scholars have said the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution would bar President Donald Trump from ending automatic citizenship for anyone born in the U.S., significant case law around the issue dating back over a century could also pose significant hurdles.

Trump said in an interview released on Tuesday he could end by executive order the practice of automatic citizenship of babies born to immigrants -- regardless of th...

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