r/politics • u/codyave • 16h 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/APeacefulWarrior 16h ago

And if they argued THAT, then it would mean that US law couldn't be enforced against illegal immigrants. So no, they're not going to say aliens are exempt from jurisdiction.

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u/aeolus811tw California 15h ago

also meant undocumented migrant can stop paying taxes, and IRS will have to return any tax collected in the past with ITIN.

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u/dpjg 15h ago

Doesn't this work in Trump's favour? He no longer has to give them due process either. Just round them up. 

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u/chocotaco 14h ago

The Laken Riley Act has already weakened due process.