President Donald Trump is moving forward with a plan to end birthright citizenship via executive action, he said in an interview with Axios released on Tuesday.
“On immigration, some legal scholars believe you can get rid of birthright citizenship without changing the Constitution,” Axios’ Jonathan Swan asked President Trump in the video interview.
“With an executive order,” Trump replied.
“Exactly,” Swan followed up. “Have you thought about that?”
“Yes,” Trump replied.
“Tell me more,” Swan implored.
“It was always told to me that you needed a Constitutional amendment–guess what? You don’t,” Trump said. “Number one, you don’t need that. Number two, you can definitely do it with an act of Congress. But now they’re saying I can do it with just an executive order. Now, how ridiculous–we are the only country in the world where a person comes in, has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States for 85 years with all of those benefits? It’s ridiculous. It’s ridiculous–and it has to end.”
Swan asked if Trump has discussed this matter with legal counsel for the White House and he confirmed he has, and that this is “in the process.”
“It will happen–with an executive order, that’s what you’re talking about right?” Trump said. “I didn’t think anybody knew that but me, I thought I was the only one.”
Revoking birthright citizenship would have immediate and far-reaching consequences. It would mean the children of illegal aliens, even if born in the United States, would not be bestowed U.S. citizenship upon birth. It would also likely deter the practice of foreigners having “anchor babies,” where they aim to give birth to children on U.S. soil so as to obtain U.S. citizenship for their children at birth.
In fact, the anchor baby population–those born in the United States to at least one illegal alien parent–has skyrocketed in recent years. According to a recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report, the anchor baby population per year now exceeds the number of U.S. citizen births from American citizens.
Trump moving forward on such plans would likely set off a legal and political battle of epic proportions, as lawsuits would come in challenging the order’s legality and the president’s authority to act via executive action on this front. But there also remains a possibility, if Republicans hold the House in next week’s midterm elections and add seats in the Senate, that a more permanent legislative fix not dependent on who is in the White House could come for dealing with ending birthright citizenship.
Expect an explosion of media outrage and high powered lawsuits, especially in jurisdictions with Trump-hating federal judges. President Trump has launched an October surprise.
Last night in an interview granted to Jonathan Swan of Axios, President Trump announced his plans to use an executive order to end birthright citizenship for children born on American territory to illegal immigrants and foreign citizens, presumably at least those “not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States” as required by the 14th Amendment.
“We’re the only country in the world where a person comes in and has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States for 85 years with all of those benefits,” Trump said during an interview with Axios scheduled to air as part of a new HBO series starting this weekend. “It’s ridiculous. It’s ridiculous. And it has to end.”
Trump, who has long decried “anchor babies,” said he has discussed the move with his legal counsel and believes it can be accomplished with executive action, a view at odds with the opinions of many legal scholars.
“It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment. Guess what? You don’t,” Trump told Axios.
When told that view is disputed, Trump asserted: “You can definitely do it with an act of Congress. But now they’re saying I can do it just with an executive order.”
“It’s in the process. It’ll happen . . . with an executive order,” he said, without offering a time frame.
The move, which many legal experts say runs afoul of the Constitution, would be the boldest yet by a president elected to office pledging to take a hard line on immigration, an issue he has revived in advance of next week’s midterm elections.
The Constitution says nothing about the children of illegal immigrants – or tourists on vacation in the US — being entitled to citizenship. The Fourteenth Amendment reads:
“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.”
The key words are “subject to the jurisdiction.” As far as the “many experts” that the WaPo cites, the only experts that will matter in the end are those in the majority of the 9 justices of the Supreme Court.
Although Trump is not detailed in his remark, I assume that children of immigrants who are in the process of obtaining US citizenship would have citizenship passed along to their children, either immediately upon birth, or when their parents are naturalized. I leave it to legal eagles in the White House to work out the exact wording of the executive order/
This lengthy and detailed article by P.A. Madison explores the meaning of “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” as understood by the framers of the Fourteenth Amendment and by subsequent legislators who drafted citizenship legislation. There is no evidence that they wished to grant citizenship to children anyone who wandered across the border, however temporarily or illegally.
Trump’s dropping of this bombshell 8 days before the election is obviously intended to fire up both his base and his opponents, who will denounce him and – we can safely assume – go over the top and say things that defy common sense.
The stakes could not be higher. With millions of illegals, poorly educated and unable to obtain lucrative employment, in this country and having children who will be set up for a lifetime of dependency, the Democrats’ plans to change the electorate to a majority of dependents is succeeding.
Expect an explosion of media outrage and high powered lawsuits, especially in jurisdictions with Trump-hating federal judges. President Trump has launched an October surprise.
Last night in an interview granted to Jonathan Swan of Axios, President Trump announced his plans to use an executive order to end birthright citizenship for children born on American territory to illegal immigrants and foreign citizens, presumably at least those “not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States” as required by the 14th Amendment.
Swan does not seem pleased, at least to my eyes (HBO screen grab)
“We’re the only country in the world where a person comes in and has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States for 85 years with all of those benefits,” Trump said during an interview with Axios scheduled to air as part of a new HBO series starting this weekend. “It’s ridiculous. It’s ridiculous. And it has to end.”
Trump, who has long decried “anchor babies,” said he has discussed the move with his legal counsel and believes it can be accomplished with executive action, a view at odds with the opinions of many legal scholars.
“It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment. Guess what? You don’t,” Trump told Axios.
When told that view is disputed, Trump asserted: “You can definitely do it with an act of Congress. But now they’re saying I can do it just with an executive order.”
“It’s in the process. It’ll happen . . . with an executive order,” he said, without offering a time frame.
The move, which many legal experts say runs afoul of the Constitution, would be the boldest yet by a president elected to office pledging to take a hard line on immigration, an issue he has revived in advance of next week’s midterm elections.
The Constitution says nothing about the children of illegal immigrants – or tourists on vacation in the US — being entitled to citizenship. The Fourteenth Amendment reads:
“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.”
The key words are “subject to the jurisdiction.” As far as the “many experts” that the WaPo cites, the only experts that will matter in the end are those in the majority of the 9 justices of the Supreme Court.
Although Trump is not detailed in his remark, I assume that children of immigrants who are in the process of obtaining US citizenship would have citizenship passed along to their children, either immediately upon birth, or when their parents are naturalized. I leave it to legal eagles in the White House to work out the exact wording of the executive order/
This lengthy and detailed article by P.A. Madison explores the meaning of “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” as understood by the framers of the Fourteenth Amendment and by subsequent legislators who drafted citizenship legislation. There is no evidence that they wished to grant citizenship to children anyone who wandered across the border, however temporarily or illegally.
Trump’s dropping of this bombshell 8 days before the election is obviously intended to fire up both his base and his opponents, who will denounce him and – we can safely assume – go over the top and say things that defy common sense.
The stakes could not be higher. With millions of illegals, poorly educated and unable to obtain lucrative employment, in this country and having children who will be set up for a lifetime of dependency, the Democrats’ plans to change the electorate to a majority of dependents is succeeding.
Mexican authorities arrested two Hondurans who allegedly shot at federal police officers escorting the migrant caravan across the southern state of Chiapas. The attack follows shortly after government warnings about Molotov cocktail attacks around a second caravan near the border with Guatemala.
The attack took place near Ignacio Zaragoza, Chiapas, when members of Mexico’s Federal Police were escorting the migrant caravan as part of “Operativo Caminante” or “Operation Walker” across the southern border state. According to Mexico’s Interior Secretariat, two men identified only as 22-year-old “Jerson” and 17-year-old “Carlos” spotted the group of police officers guarding the caravan and began firing at them.
The attackers’ pistol jammed, allowing police officers to arrest them without any injuries. Federal authorities seized a .380 caliber Glock with nine rounds still in their magazine.
Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. He co-founded the Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby and Stephen K. Bannon.You can follow him on Twitter and on Facebook. He can be contacted at Iortiz@breitbart.com.
Brandon Darby is the managing director and editor-in-chief of Breitbart Texas. He co-founded the Cartel Chronicles project with Ildefonso Ortiz and Stephen K. Bannon. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook. He can be contacted at bdarby@breitbart.com.
Tony Aranda and “J.M. Martinez” from the Cartel Chronicles project contributed to this report.
On Monday, President Trump announced to Axios on HBO that he would pursue an executive order to outlaw birthright citizenship just before the election. “It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment,” Trump stated. “Guess what? You don’t.” He then added, “You can definitely do it with an act of Congress.
BREAKING REPORT — EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTS : Special Counsel and Former FBI Director Robert Mueller Accused of Rape By ‘Very Credible Witness ‘
by Jim Hoft October 30, 2018
Special Counsel Robert Mueller was accused by a very credible witness today of rape at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City in 2010.
A formal press conference is scheduled for Thursday at noon in Washington DC.
Rreporter Jack Burkman tweeted this out today.
Some sad news. On Thursday, November 1, at the Rosslyn Holiday Inn at noon, we will reveal the first of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s sex assault victims. I applaud the courage and dignity and grace and strength of my client. pic.twitter.com/wZVQeHD45r
The Gateway Pundit obtained a copy of the charges.
What we know: The woman is a “very credible witness.” Her story are corroborated. The incident happened in 2010 in New York City. The woman is a professional.
We will post the document shortly.
The Mueller apologists are already trashing the accuser — and don’t even know who she is!
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After George W. Bush left office, I and former press secretary Dana Perino, now a Fox News host, used to play a little game. It was called, "Can You Imagine If Bush Had … " and then we’d fill in that last part with whatever outrageous thing a liberal had done — and gotten off scot-free from the news media.
With more than three decades in the Christian music industry under his belt, TobyMac — whose real name is Toby McKeehan — is still going strong. The popular singer-songwriter just released a new album called “The Elements,” and he opened up during a recent interview with “The Billy Hallowell Podcast” about his life, career, and passion for community. (Read also: Greg Laurie: It’s time for another ‘Jesus Revolution’)
The singer discussed the importance of waking up every morning and making an intentional decision to live life for God, while also braving “the elements” that impact everyday life.
“To me it means waking up every morning and setting your mind on being the person you want to be, the friend you want to be, the spouse you want to me,” Toby said, speaking about the inspiration behind his album title.
Listen to TobyMac discuss life, God and plenty more:
He added, “You walk out the door and it feels like you’re beat down on all those fronts all day … you’re sort of facing these elements — all of these things that this crazy world throws at us.”
Toby said his new music focuses on helping people navigate the chaos of life so that they can persevere to become the people they want to be.
“I think it’s a recommit every morning,” he said. (Subscribe to: ‘The Billy Hallowell Podcast’)
Toby also spoke about the importance of collaboration and working with others, noting the unfortunate “trend toward isolation rather than community” that seems to be taking form in society.
“When … tough times come, instead of stepping into community, now it feels like we’re isolating ourselves,” he said. “I do feel like collaboration is tougher sometimes. You have to be a little more brave, but in the end it’s worth it.”
Toby went on to say that he’s hoping his new album, “The Elements,” helps inspire people to live in community with one another.
“Diversity’s a beautiful thing. It enriches our lives … I hope people are inspired to step forward, to move forward,” he said. “[And] to recognize the elements, call them out for what they are and rally to remain the person that they want to be — that God has called them to be.” (Read also: He once said ‘I’ll never be a Christian,’ but God had other plans)
As for the most rewarding facet of Toby’s career, he said it’s the ability to play live music. After spending so much time writing and recording music — and praying for his audience in the process — he said it’s incredible to be able to perform music for them.
“I think that special moment is when you walk on the stage,” he said, noting the power that comes from getting the chance to hear people sing back the very music he previously prayed would positively impact their faith. “Live music to me is very important and dear to me.”
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Europe’s highest human rights court ruled Thursday that slandering Islam’s prophet Muhammad is not protected speech and may be prosecuted, citing the aim of "preserving religious peace."
Pretty good! Smart, too, as the party in power can’t go wrong with “great economy” as its closing argument before a big vote. It’s just … not very Trumpy. It’s way too sunny and hopeful.
A Trumpy ad would have ended with a caravan of illegal-alien Antifa members storming the concert hall and murdering the daughter onstage, all because mom voted for a Democrat.
I think we would have gotten that ad if the economy were less than great. As it is, it might be great enough to hold the Senate and limit losses in the House. Might.
Trump’s approval rating is current 42-43% (per 538). That’s not *awful*, but it’s *bad*. It comes despite an economy that voters feel very good about. It seems to go higher when Trump is relatively removed from the scene (e.g. during Kavanaugh), not when he’s Trump Being Trump.
Silver is right about the effect of the Kavanaugh wars on Trump’s job approval. Check the numbers and you’ll find that he took a nasty tumble in the first half of September, dropping nearly three full points on average from where he was in late August. Then the Christine Blasey Ford news broke big — and POTUS, uncharacteristically, held back. He wasn’t on TV as much; when he was, he was low-key and respectful of Ford. By October 1, not only had he recovered all the ground he’d lost in his job approval, he’d reached the highest mark he’d managed since early June. It’s tempting to say that’s because the right rallied to him during the Kavanaugh wars but righties were already all aboard the Trump train. What probably happened is that he picked up some support from independents who were sympathetic to Kavanaugh and got to spend two weeks without being reminded of Trump’s more irritating foibles.
Probably the best thing he could do for the GOP over the next 10 days is lie low, keep running ads like this, and not tweet out tone-deaf incendiary garbage:
There is great anger in our Country caused in part by inaccurate, and even fraudulent, reporting of the news. The Fake News Media, the true Enemy of the People, must stop the open & obvious hostility & report the news accurately & fairly. That will do much to put out the flame…
Nine hours a day of “executive time” is nine too many. Exit question: Say, which news network is that that’s featured in the ad reporting on the excellent jobs numbers? It looks familiar but the onscreen logo is suspiciously missing.
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