Trump Cannot Restrict Birthright Citizenship by Presidential Edict
The executive order that the president-elect plans to issue contradicts the historical understanding of the 14th Amendment.
Birthright Citizenship
Trump Targets Birthright Citizenship and Calls for Military Role in Deportations
Both plans are an affront to America’s image as a nation of immigrants.
Legacy Preferences, Citizenship, Migration, and the Implications of a Constitutional Ban on Hereditary Privilege
Some scholars and commentators argue that legacy preferences at public universities are unconstitutional because they are a form of hereditary privilege. If so, the same is likely true of the far more consequential hereditary privilege of citizenship that severely restricts the right to live and work in the United States.
Orrin Hatch's Constitutional Amendment to Abolish the Natural Born Citizen Clause
In 2003, the prominent conservative Republican senator proposed an amendment that would have eliminated the requirement that the president be a "natural born citizen."
Why We Should Abolish the Requirement that the President Must be a "Natural Born Citizen" [Updated]
The ridiculous controversy over Kamala Harris' eligibility to be Vice President reinforces the point.
New State Department Rules Crack Down on 'Birth Tourism' Under National Security Guise
The Trump administration is trying to make it harder for pregnant women to enter the country as tourists since they might give birth while here.
The Trump Administration's New Citizenship Rules for Service Members Abroad Are Petty and Pointless
Their main purpose is to stick it to immigrants working for Uncle Sam overseas
Military Kids Born Abroad Are Not Being Denied Citizenship
Plus: Gillibrand ends presidential campaign, trouble for Forever 21, and more...
Denaturalizing Natural-Born Citizens
Why Hoda Muthana Can't Be Kept Out of the United States
Here's What You Need to Know to Argue in the Latest Immigration Debate
President Trump's hardline immigration stances have made for some polarizing debates.
Birthright Citizenship and the Constitution
Why Trump cannot eliminate birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants by executive order.
Trump's Unconstitutional Attack on Birthright Citizenship
The president's executive order will violate the text and history of the 14th Amendment.
Rep. Justin Amash Slams Trump's Birthright Citizenship Threat: POTUS Can't 'Amend Constitution' With Executive Order
At least one Republican congressman agrees.
Trump Plan to End Birthright Citizenship Via Executive Order Is Unconstitutional: Reason Roundup
Plus: Southern border will see more troops than Iraq, Syria.
Ted Cruz's Assault on the Citizenship Rights of Americans
The Expatriate Terrorist Act will terrorize Americans more than ISIS
Ted Cruz Is a Threat to Your Citizenship Rights
His Expatriate Terrorist Act is a mischievous bill that'll endanger all Americans
Birthright Citizenship Denial by Texas Officials Is Unconstitutional
And just plain mean-spiritedly stupid and wrong, too.
