President Trump expects the Supreme Court to support ending birthright citizenship

By Rachel Greco

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President Trump expects the Supreme Court to support ending birthright citizenship

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Thursday that he expects the United States Supreme Court to support him in the legal fight to end citizenship for children of illegal immigrants.

A federal judge has blocked Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship for children born to undocumented parents. But when asked if he expected at least five of the nine members of the Supreme Court to support his position, Trump said yes.

“I think so, yeah,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office after signing unrelated executive orders. “I just think we will win in court, at the Supreme Court.” I think we will win that case. I am looking forward to winning it.”

Trump’s policy appears to be at odds with the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which was approved in 1868. The constitutional amendment states: “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.”

Trump signed the executive order on January 20, his first day in office. Trump argued that while the amendment applied to the children of former slaves, which he described as “good and noble,” it is no longer valid in light of international migration.

In blocking the order, U.S. District Judge John Coughenour in Seattle stated that it was “blatantly unconstitutional”. However, Trump stated that he would eventually win if and when his efforts reached the Supreme Court.

“Birthright citizenship, if you look back at when this was passed – made – that was meant for the children of slaves,” Trump told reporters. “This was not intended to bring the entire world into the United States of America.

Everyone is coming in, all of whom are completely unqualified, and some may have unqualified children. “This was not intended for that.”

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Rachel Greco

Rachel Greco covers life in US County, including the communities of Grand Ledge, Delta Township, Charlotte and US Rapids. But her beat extends to local government, local school districts and community events in communities that surround Lansing. Her goal is to tell compelling stories about the area that matter to local readers.

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