October 30, 2018: Today we heard some shocking news. Trump announced plans to issue an executive order that would purport to revoke the right to citizenship for children born on US soil to non-US citizens, often called “birthright citizenship,” in an interview for Axios on HBO. This is the one of the most severe lines that Trump has taken in his dangerous anti-immigration campaign and is clearly racist, xenophobic pandering to his base in advance of November 6.
Rest assured, the move would be nearly certainly unconstitutional. Birthright citizenship is expressly enshrined in the Fourteenth Amendment of the US Constitution, which 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.” In order to do what Trump wants, most constitutional scholars agree that the Constitution would have to be amended, an incredibly difficult process that requires a proposal with two-thirds majority approval from both Houses of Congress (or the States through a constitutional convention), and then ratification by three fourths of state legislatures.
Please know, in this time of belligerent political rhetoric and actions, we see you, appreciate you, and support you. This fearmongering will only motivate us more to get out the vote. See you on the streets and in the voting booths!
Team PWN
