Trump Signs Executive Orders to Deny Birthright Citizenship to Children of Certain Foreigners
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
President Donald Trump signed executive orders regarding birthright citizenship. In statements to reporters in the Oval Office this afternoon, Trump called the Supreme Court ruling a 'very unfortunate decision.' 'We are making adjustments because it is very unfair,' he added, noting that the 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to all babies born in the U.S., was drafted 'just after the Civil War… for the children of slaves.' 'What is happening now?' the president asked. 'People are creating businesses around this. Wealthy individuals are setting up businesses based on birthright citizenship. That’s not how it should work. It’s a disgrace. They are buying their access, and we are not going to allow that to happen.' A White House official confirmed this afternoon that Trump planned to sign two executive orders today to deny citizenship to the children of foreign diplomatic staff born in the U.S. and to the children of tourists who are in the country solely to give birth here. Axios was the first outlet to report on the details of the executive orders. The executive orders also affect the children of individuals belonging to federally designated terrorist groups and come just weeks after the Supreme Court blocked a previous executive order signed by Trump that prevented birthright citizenship for babies born in the U.S. to parents who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
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