2.3 Ending Birthright Citizenship
1. What is the actual change Trump wants to make to US citizenship policy? Trump wants to end granting citizenship to people born here with illegal immigrant parents. 2. What does the Constitution say about citizenship? It says that all persons born in the US are subject to the jurisdiction of its laws. 3. How does Trump give false information about the US compared to the rest of the world about this issue? He said the US is the only country that gives citizenship to people born here when actually over 30 countries do this. 4. What steps would have to take place before Trump was ready to sign an executive order? The department of justice, the department of homeland security and other departments would have to review and assess it. 5. What did the Supreme Court decide in Wong Kim Ark ? The children of non-citizens born in the US are citizens. 6. Why might the Trump Administration feel that INS v Rios Pineda gives him legal grounds to issue t...