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Immigration

Jan. 30, 2025

The dangers of ending birthright citizenship

Ending birthright citizenship could leave people without legal protections, disrupt immigration policy, and cut federal funding to states, impacting services for residents.

Christopher Richardson

President and General Counsel, BDV Solutions

Immigration

Benjamin McEuen

Legal Analyst, BDV Solutions

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Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders within hours of reascending to the presidency. One of those orders sought to end the right to birthright citizenship for undocumented immigrants and some temporary residents, a right which is bestowed through one of our nation's most dearly held and defining laws, the Fourteenth Amendment. The Fourteenth Amendment states (in part): "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the...

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