President Donald Trump said Monday that he is planning to sign an executive order that would end the practice of bestowing American citizenship to babies born in the United States to non-citizen parents. Such an order would seek to override the 14th Amendment and is almost certain to draw legal challenges on constitutional grounds. The push to end birthright citizenship comes amid a larger push by the White House in the closing days of midterm campaign season to highlight immigration issues and drive the president’s conservative base to the polls. [Politico]
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