An immigration lawyer breaks down Trump s attack on birthright citizenship and if the 14th Amendment can save it

Get the Full StoryPresident Trump s new executive order targets two types of babies born in the U.S., but implementing it could defy the Constitution.

On Inauguration Day, President Trump signed a flurry of executive orders, including one attacking birthright citizenship. Birthright citizenship is the practice of granting anyone born on U.S. soil with the exception of children of foreign diplomats U.S. citizenship. It dates back to the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

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