Where would Solomon put the baby?:
Trump Vies to End Birthright Citizenship in the U.S. – TIME
“If allowed to stand, the order would block citizenship for all children born after Feb. 19, 2025, who don’t have at least one U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident parent.
“Trump’s instructions would stop the granting of automatic citizenship for children born in the U.S. to mothers who are not legally in the country, unless their father was a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. It would also deny citizenship from children of mothers who are temporarily in the country on a work visa, student visa or tourist visa, and whose fathers aren’t citizens or permanent residents.”
The first article below supports Trump’s birthright citizenship order. The second questions its wisdom and practicality:
“This article analyzes the legislative and legal history of the Fourteenth Amendment in order to assess the extent to which it mandates birthright citizenship and to determine from textualist and originalist perspectives who is guaranteed birthright citizenship and under what circumstances. The conclusion is certain to be controversial: The Fourteenth Amendment, in its original public meaning and under the most logical construction of Supreme Court precedent, does not mandate that the U.S. born children of illegal or nonpermanent resident aliens be treated as U.S. citizens as the result of their mere birth on U.S. soil.”
(BTW, if one accepts Swearer’s reasoning on the high degree of allegiance required for US citizenship, how can dual citizenship be permitted?)
There is No Good Reason to Revoke Birthright Citizenship – Alex Nowrasteh
How the modern Supreme Court might view the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship – CNN