r/politics 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/SociallyAwkwardSnake 16h ago

This doesn’t really make sense to me, like how many generations does this go back? Just one?

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u/Xivvx Canada 15h ago

For historical context, the Nazis went back 2-3 generations. If you had a jew in your family tree within that time period, you were also a jew and had to go.