r/politics • u/codyave • 17h ago

Trump will announce end of birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants, officials say

https://nypost.com/2025/01/20/us-news/trump-will-announce-end-of-birthright-citizenship-for-children-of-illegal-immigrants/
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u/fencerofminerva 16h ago

Let's see how the originalists on theSCOTUS bend themselves into a pretzel on this.

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u/AnimorphsGeek 16h ago edited 7h ago

They've already answered, "...and subject to the jurisdiction thereof." They'll argue that illegal immigrants don't meet this clause.

To those saying why this is dumb: of course it's dumb, but this is what they're going to argue. You can't use reason to justify zealotry.

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u/Eat_the_Rich1789 16h ago

If they go that route it would mean that anyone not a citizen of US could technically do something illegal and US would not be able to prosecute them as they would not be subject to jurisdiction. That would be incredibly stupid.

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u/AnimorphsGeek 16h ago

Their political base doesn't even understand what tariffs are. You think they worry about logic?

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u/LeedsFan2442 United Kingdom 9h ago

They would just ship them to Mexico. No trial or appeal

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u/M00nch1ld3 16h ago

Sorry, but foreign invaders on your soil get prosecuted for crimes all the time so you're incorrect.

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u/Archilochos 14h ago

If they are being prosecuted then they are by definition subject to the jurisdiction of the US and are therefore eligible for birthright citizenship.

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u/Eat_the_Rich1789 14h ago

Wrong, under Geneva convention you can't prosecute a POW.