United States President Donald Trump has defended his administration’s efforts to end birthright citizenship, arguing that the constitutional provision was originally intended to protect the children of formerly enslaved people rather than those born to wealthy foreign nationals or undocumented immigrants in the United States.
Trump made the remarks while speaking at the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, reacting to a recent ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States on birthright citizenship.
According to the president, the court had misinterpreted the intent of the law.
“We’ll take care of the birthright citizenship because that was not meant for rich p...
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US Birthright Citizenship Meant For Children Of Ex-Slaves, Not Rich Foreigners’ Kids — Trump
Source: Leadership News
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