‘Seriously looking’ to end birthright citizenship, says Trump

August 22, 2019 06:47 am | Updated 06:53 am IST - Washington

U.S. President Donald Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was “seriously looking” at ending the right of citizenship for America-born children of non-citizens.

“We are looking at birthright citizenship very seriously. It’s frankly ridiculous,” Mr. Trump said, responding to a question on the birthright citizenship that grants automatic citizenship to those born in the US.

“Birthright citizenship where you have a baby on our land, you walk over the border, have a baby, congratulations, the baby is now a U.S. citizen. We’re looking at it very, very seriously,” Mr. Trump said.

During his 2016 presidential campaign, Mr. Trump had said that he will end the birthright citizenship.

The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees birthright citizenship and states: “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.”

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