By Hailey Gomez
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said Sunday on Fox that an issue within the wording of the 14th Amendment, which has been interpreted to establish birthright citizenship as a constitutional right, may ultimately aid in President Donald Trump’s favor to end birthright citizenship.
Following his inauguration, Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 20 to end birthright citizenship for illegal migrants and immigrants with temporary legal status. On “Fox News Sunday,” host Shannon Bream asked the law professor if the Trump administration could win in the courts, as multiple state attorney generals and a U.S. district court judge have already challenged the order.
“Well, I think the initial argument of the Trump administration might be a little bit different in the sense that you have an amendment that has clarity on both ends, that if you’re born in this country, you are a citizen. But in the middle are these six maddening words that people have been debating over since it was first enacted or ratified,” Turley said.
“I think that members of the Supreme Court may want to look at that,” Turley added. “When the 14th Amendment was drafted, some of the individuals involved in that process, some of the members of Congress said that they believed it did not extend birthright citizenship and that has really fueled a lot of this debate.”
Only a day after Trump signed the executive order addressing birthright citizenship, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) launched its first lawsuit against Trump, claiming the executive order is “unconstitutional” and is “a reckless and ruthless repudiation of American values.”
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The time has come for Birthright Citizenship to be terminated. when it was first enacted, there worn’t probably as many people born to illegals in a year as in a week today. You can only abuse a privilege just so much. Think we are way past that point today.