A look at the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause
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October 31, 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he wants to order the end of the constitutional right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants born in the United States.
Section 1, which contains the Citizenship Clause, of the 14th Amendment guarantees that right for all children born in the U.S.
A look at the 14th Amendment:
WHAT CITIZENSHIP CLAUSE SAYS:
"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."
The second sentence contains two of the most im...
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