Source: The American Prospect
by Hassan Ali Kanu
“One of the most important actions amid the flurry of executive orders that followed President Donald Trump’s inauguration is the new administration’s attempt to revoke birthright citizenship. The order and its import will probably prove mostly symbolic. It was immediately met with a spate of court challenges from the most prominent civil and immigrants’ rights groups in the country, as well as a group of more than 21 states and Washington, D.C. But while it’s extremely unlikely that the policies will survive those challenges, Trump’s order will still stand as a statement of values (a national about-face against immigration, period) that will do much to accomplish one of the administration’s ultimate goals of encouraging certain immigrants to leave the U.S., and discouraging future immigration as a general matter.” (01/23/25)
https://prospect.org/justice/2025-01-23-end-of-birthright-citizenship/