What is the 14th Amendment and how does it apply to birthright citizenship?
The 14th Amendment grants citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the US"—why does Trump wants to change it?
Columbus Dispatch9d
Trump issues executive order challenging birthright citizenship
The 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868 after the Civil War, granting citizenship and rights to formerly enslaved people. Section 1 states, "All persons born or naturalized in the United States ...
Tennessean9d
What is the 14th Amendment and how does it apply to birthright citizenship?
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Monday evening targeting automatic citizenship for U.S.-born children of immigrants in the country illegally, contrary to the 14th Amendment.