Trump to end birthright citizenship? Under American law, citizenship is partly based on the right of soil. This means anyone born on American soil is born an American citizen by law. Many foreigners have taken advantage of this situation to make sure their offspring have US nationality. The current administration under Donald Trump may end birthright citizenship as Trump said Wednesday that his administration was seriously considering to end it using the best tool under his sleeves, an Executive Order.

The story is by Brett Samuels in The Hill.

President Trump on Wednesday said his administration is once again seriously considering an executive order to end birthright citizenship months after several lawmakers cast doubt on his ability to take such action.

“We’re looking at that very seriously,” Trump told reporters as he left the White House for Kentucky. “Birthright citizenship, where you have a baby on our land — walk over the border, have a baby, congratulations, the baby’s now a U.S. citizen.”

“We are looking at birthright citizenship very seriously,” he added. “It’s, frankly, ridiculous.”

The president proposed ending the practice that grants citizenship to those born in the United States during his 2016 presidential campaign. He revived the idea last year, saying he would sign an executive order to enact the change.

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