A draft of a new State Department rule would require parents to prove their own citizenship to get a passport for a child who is a U.S. citizen. The proposal comes amid a debate over birthright citizenship.
A House Judiciary Committee panel on Wednesday will examine the Supreme Court’s recent decision on birthright citizenship and potential legislative responses to it. A majority of the justices ruled in June to uphold the 14th Amendment practice, citing the Constitution as clearly enshrining jus soli, Latin for “right of the soil.” Following the decision, President Trump signed fresh executive orders targeting birthright citizenship and “birth tourism.” The hearing is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. EDT.
President Trump’s push to target "birth tourism" could run into a major constitutional roadblock. The Hill’s Zach Schonfeld and Sophie Brams break down why the 14th Amendment and the Supreme Court’s recent birthright citizenship ruling may not offer the opening the president needs. #presidenttrump #trump #birthtourism #supremecourt #scotus #14thamendment #birthrightcitizenship #scotusruling #thegavel
President Trump on Thursday signed two executive orders again aimed at restricting birthright citizenship, an apparent attempt to circumvent a recent Supreme Court ruling that upheld the constitutional protection. In late June, the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s Day 1 executive order that sought to end automatic birthright citizenship for nearly all children born on U.S. soil, holding it violated the 14th Amendment. One of the president’s orders expands the definition of who would be ineligible for automatic citizenship, including “alien enemies of the United States, members of foreign terrorist organizations” as well as the children of diplomats and other recognized international organizations.
Professor Penn and Royce White mark America’s 250th anniversary by returning to Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence, and the unfinished moral contradictions at the heart of the founding. The conversation centers on Jefferson’s rejected anti-slavery passage, his warning that he preferred “dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery,” and the tension between America’s Christian principles and the compromises that allowed the country to be born. Penn and Royce connect slavery, abortion, the 14th Amendment, borders, feminism, identity politics, and the rule of law as recurring battles over ownership, freedom, responsibility, and truth. Royce argues that America’s founding promise was not comfort, dependency, or safety,…
On the birthright citizenship issue, constitutional scholar Alan Dershowitz thought he'd "never say this," but "President Trump proved to be a better constitutional lawyer than Chief Justice John Roberts."
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President Trump says he sees an opportunity in Brett Kavanaugh’s opinion on birthright citizenship, even though the Supreme Court justice joined the court’s majority in dealing a major blow to his immigration agenda. Kavanaugh voted to block the president’s executive order on birthright citizenship under federal law, but his opinion kept the door open to Congress rewriting the National Act of 1940, which interpreted the constitutional right to birthright citizenship. Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5950533-supreme-court-birthright-ruling/ #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS #Trump #Kavanaugh #BirthrightCitizenship
President Donald Trump says he plans to end birthright citizenship, but it's unclear how he'll move forward after the Supreme Court struck down his executive order. What could the political fallout be, especially among Hispanic voters? Former Obama official Jose Aristimuño and conservative strategist Monet Flores-Bacs join "On Balance" to discuss. "On Balance with Leland Vittert" takes a critical look at some of the day's hottest subjects.
Sen. Eric Schmitt warned the birthright citizenship ruling will have "disastrous consequences for generations to come" unless it is addressed through temporary executive action, a statutory fix, or a constitutional amendment.