{"id":7643,"date":"2025-01-22T00:31:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T00:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/?p=7643"},"modified":"2025-01-22T00:31:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T00:31:06","slug":"trump-ends-birthright-citizenship-what-it-means-for-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/trump-ends-birthright-citizenship-what-it-means-for-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Ends Birthright Citizenship: What It Means for the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President&nbsp;<strong>Donald Trump&nbsp;has signed an executive order to&nbsp;<strong>end birthright citizenship, a long-standing immigration policy that guarantees U.S. citizenship to individuals born on American soil, regardless of their parents\u2019 immigration status. The decision, announced on&nbsp;<strong>January 20, 2025, has sparked immediate legal challenges from several states and civil rights organizations.\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/apnews.com%5C/%5C%22">Associated Press&nbsp;reports that attorneys general from 22 states, including&nbsp;<strong>Washington, have sued to block the order, arguing that it is unconstitutional and undermines the 14th Amendment.\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What Is Birthright Citizenship?\n\n\n\n<p>The concept of birthright citizenship is based on the&nbsp;<strong>14th Amendment&nbsp;to the U.S. Constitution, which states: &ldquo;All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.&rdquo; This policy has been in place for over a century and applies to children born to both legal and undocumented immigrants.\n\n\n\n<p>Supporters argue that it is a fundamental right, while critics, including Trump, contend that the amendment has been misinterpreted and used to encourage illegal immigration.\n\n\n\n</p><p><strong>What Does Trump&rsquo;s Executive Order Say?\n\n\n\n<p>Trump\u2019s executive order, set to take effect on&nbsp;<strong>February 19, 2025, aims to redefine who qualifies for automatic citizenship. It stipulates that:\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Children born to mothers who are not legally present in the U.S. will no longer be granted citizenship.\n\n\n\n</li><li>Children born to mothers in the U.S. legally on a temporary basis, but whose fathers are not U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents, will also be excluded.\n\n\n\n</li><li>Federal agencies are directed to cease recognizing citizenship for individuals in these categories.\n\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.uscis.gov%5C/%5C%22">U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)&nbsp;will be tasked with implementing the order across government databases.\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Legal and Political Reactions\n\n\n\n<p>The executive order has been met with swift opposition. Washington Attorney General&nbsp;<strong>Nick Brown&nbsp;emphasized that his office had been preparing for this moment, stating, &ldquo;We will uphold the law and fight for our shared values.&rdquo; Similarly, New Jersey Attorney General&nbsp;<strong>Matt Platkin&nbsp;condemned the order, declaring, &ldquo;The president cannot, with a stroke of a pen, write the 14th Amendment out of existence.&rdquo;\n\n\n\n<p>Immigrant rights organizations, including the&nbsp;<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.aclu.org%5C/%5C%22">American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), have already filed lawsuits in federal court. The lawsuits highlight personal cases, such as a woman named &ldquo;Carmen,&rdquo; who has lived in the U.S. for 15 years with a pending visa application and is expecting a child. Advocates argue that denying citizenship to her child would cause &ldquo;irreparable harm.&rdquo;\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Historical Context and Precedents\n\n\n\n<p>The issue of birthright citizenship has been contested before. Notably, in the 1898 case&nbsp;<em>United States v. Wong Kim Ark, the Supreme Court ruled that a child born to Chinese immigrants in the U.S. was entitled to citizenship. However, opponents argue that the ruling does not clearly apply to undocumented immigrants.\n\n\n\n<p>In 1924, Congress extended birthright citizenship to all&nbsp;<strong>Native Americans, further solidifying the policy.\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What Happens Next?\n\n\n\n<p>The legal battle over the executive order is expected to be lengthy, with multiple lawsuits challenging its constitutionality. Legal experts suggest that the case could eventually reach the Supreme Court.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Meanwhile,&nbsp;<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/subfeed.blogspot.com%5C/sitemap.xml%5C%22">state attorneys general&nbsp;from California, New York, and Illinois have vowed to continue fighting the order to ensure that birthright citizenship remains intact.\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion\n\n\n\n<p>Trump\u2019s move to&nbsp;<strong>end birthright citizenship&nbsp;marks a significant shift in U.S. immigration policy. With lawsuits already underway and strong opposition from multiple states, the final outcome remains uncertain.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class='\"mh-excerpt\"'><p>President&nbsp;Donald Trump&nbsp;has signed an executive order to&nbsp;end birthright citizenship, a long-standing immigration policy that guarantees U.S. citizenship to individuals born on American soil, regardless of <a class='\"mh-excerpt-more\"' href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/sciencesandnatures.com%5C/trump-ends-birthright-citizenship-what-it-means-for-the-u-s%5C/%5C%22" title='\"Trump' ends birthright citizenship: what it means for the u.s.>[&hellip;]\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7643"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7643"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7645,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7643\/revisions\/7645"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}</a></p></div></strong></p></strong></p></a></p></strong></p></strong></p></em></p></strong></p></a></p></strong></strong></p></strong></p></a></p></li></ul></strong></p></strong></p></strong></p></strong></p></strong></a></p></strong></strong></strong></p>