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[–] jordanlund 2 points 2 weeks ago

Here's how Trump plans on ending birthright citizenship:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-the-meaning-and-value-of-american-citizenship/

14th Amendment: “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.”

Trump's argument:

If someone is not here legally, then the phrase "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" doesn't apply to them. Their kids aren't citizens.

I guess now he has to explain how he can deport people who aren't "subject to the jurisdiction".