Can Trump deprive children born in the United States of citizenship: developments - ForumDaily
The article has been automatically translated into English by Google Translate from Russian and has not been edited.
Переклад цього матеріалу українською мовою з російської було автоматично здійснено сервісом Google Translate, без подальшого редагування тексту.
Bu məqalə Google Translate servisi vasitəsi ilə avtomatik olaraq rus dilindən azərbaycan dilinə tərcümə olunmuşdur. Bundan sonra mətn redaktə edilməmişdir.

Can Trump Deprive Children Born in the USA? 

Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan expressed disagreement with President Donald Trump that the executive decree can cancel the constitutional guarantee of granting US citizenship to children born in the United States from parents who do not have US citizenship.

Photo

But, despite Ryan’s denial, the idea of ​​restricting citizenship by birthright still has a significant reserve of support among Republicans in Congress, although they cannot yet decide how to cancel the Constitution’s right derived from the 14 amendment, Political.

Trump said in an interview with 30 in October that White House lawyers told him that he could stop granting citizenship by right of birth by signing the appropriate executive order, and Vice President Mike Pence confirmed that the administration was exploring the possibility of signing such a document.

At the same time, Ryan stressed that the president "definitely cannot do this."

“It is not possible to eliminate birthright citizenship through an executive order. As a conservative, I'm a stickler for upholding the Constitution, and I think in this case the 14th Amendment is pretty clear, and trying to overturn it could involve a very lengthy constitutional process,” Ryan said.

Republican Senator John Hoven said that "people who have never really lived in the United States go to the country to have a child and take advantage of this amendment, so you need to find a way to solve this problem."

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declined to comment quickly on this situation; The chairmen of the Senate Judicial Committee and the National Security Committee also declined to comment.

First Deputy McConnell John Cornyn said that the right to citizenship for children of illegal immigrants is "a symptom of a more serious problem."

“My position on immigration is pretty simple: legal immigration is good, illegal immigration is bad,” he said.

The best way for Congress to pass immigration reform, he said, is to deal with it in the context of the broader immigration problem.

In this case, the Democrats said that Trump is trying not to solve the problem of immigration, but to divide the country on the eve of the midterm elections in order to divert attention from the recent mass executions and sending bombs by mail.

Rep. Gerold Nadler called Trump's plan "a desperate act of a desperate man who constantly seeks to divide and distract us."

“Trump's actions are not about a search for what is good, moral, legitimate or even effective. This is simply an attempt by President Trump to stoke anger to win votes. He knows that xenophobia helps him win elections, but xenophobia also creates tension and increases the risk of violence,” said Democrat Judy Chu.

Many Republicans would like to restrict the right to obtain citizenship, but the executive decree of the president does not have the power to change the Constitution.

Amending the constitution or passing laws that restrict the right to citizenship is the prerogative of Congress, and this issue is quite popular among Republicans, especially those who are close to the president. Although making such changes would be extremely difficult process. Republican Senator Lindsay Graham called the granting of citizenship by birthright "absurd politics" and said that he would soon submit a bill developed on the basis of ideas that Trump wants to include in an executive order.

“These policies are a magnet for illegal immigration, they deviate from mainstream policy in the developed world and must end,” Graham said.

Фото: Depositphotos

Edition Bloomberg collected answers to the most popular questions regarding citizenship by right of birth.

1. What is meant by the concept of "citizenship by birth"?

The 14-I amendment to the US Constitution, adopted in 1868, and intended to clarify the status of former slaves after the civil war, reads: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and within the jurisdiction of this country are citizens of the United States. also the state in which they live. "

This means that birth in the United States - even from parents who were simply passing through the States - guarantees American citizenship to the child.

2. Have you disputed this before?

Many times, especially since the phrase “under the jurisdiction of the United States” left room for a discussion of who exactly can claim this right. In a decision from 1898, the US Supreme Court ruled that a child born in the United States from Chinese parents who "have residency in the United States, do business there and do not work in any diplomatic or official institutions of China, becomes at the time of his birth a citizen of the United States. "

Critics of the amendment say it should not apply to immigrants living in the US illegally. Some members of the US Congress for many years tried to cancel the granting of US citizenship by birthright for children, both of whose parents are illegal.

3. What does Trump say?

As a presidential candidate, he said that children born in the United States, parents who are illegally in the country should not have American citizenship. He called them "anchor children" because, as soon as they become adults, they can apply for their parents to get the legal right to reside in the United States.

Becoming President, Trump 30 October announced his intention to sign an executive decree on the termination of citizenship by right of birth for children of non-citizens and illegal immigrants born in the United States.

4. Can he do it?

It is very difficult. In general, a change to the US Constitution requires an amendment, which must be supported by at least two-thirds of the members of Congress, then this amendment must be ratified by local governments of at least 38 from 50 states. But Trump believes that this is not the only way.

“I was always told that this would require a constitutional amendment. Guess what? It’s not necessary,” he said in an interview with Axios on HBO.

But any attempt to change the process of obtaining citizenship through a presidential decree, or even through a standard legislative process in Congress, will undoubtedly face lawsuits.

5. How many people get US citizenship through this amendment?

The Institute for Migration Policy estimated that in 2015, US citizenship by birthright received 4,1 million children who had at least one parent without US citizenship.

The Pew Research Center estimated that 275 000 children were born to illegal parents in the US in 2014, about 7% of all 4 million newborn babies in the US that year.

6. Such a rule is only in the US?

European states require a certain period of residence in the country before granting citizenship to persons born of foreign parents.

But many countries in North and South America, including Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina, have citizenship by birth, as in the United States.

Read also on ForumDaily:

Seven countries in different parts of the world for a potential expat

Which passport gives more freedom and guarantees

Nine ways to go to the USA

Donald Trump US citizenship Educational program
Subscribe to ForumDaily on Google News

Do you want more important and interesting news about life in the USA and immigration to America? — support us donate! Also subscribe to our page Facebook. Select the “Priority in display” option and read us first. Also, don't forget to subscribe to our РєР ° РЅР ° Р »РІ Telegram  and Instagram- there is a lot of interesting things there. And join thousands of readers ForumDaily New York — there you will find a lot of interesting and positive information about life in the metropolis. 



 
1081 requests in 1,155 seconds.