Why he could, and why he should.
Of the many apple carts Donald Trump has tipped in the gathering whirlwind of planned initiatives for his second term, few have garnered the critical cacophony spurred by his promise to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to undocumented entrants. Contrary to widespread legacy media chatter, he might change the law to reverse current practice.
Can He Do It?
Longstanding US policy has granted citizenship to those born on US soil, even if their mother is in the country illegally. The president-elect has proclaimed he will issue an executive order requiring at least one parent be a US citizen or a lawful permanent resident in order for their US-born child to obtain citizenship. Pundits and the mainstream media have roundly dismissed Trump’s promises as…
