America’s Birthright Citizenship Policy

President Trump argues the Constitution never intended automatic citizenship for children of wealthy foreigners as court challenge and Congress scrutiny today.

President Donald Trump said America’s Birthright Citizenship Policy was originally designed to protect the children of enslaved people, not to grant automatic citizenship to the children of foreign nationals with no lasting ties to the United States.

In an interview with Politico, Trump said the provision, rooted in the aftermath of the Civil War, has been widely misused and should ultimately be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. He argued that wealthy foreigners are exploiting the policy to secure