Trump Signs New Orders Limiting Birthright Citizenship
President Trump signed two new orders on immigration this week. The orders aim to limit US birthright citizenship.
Birthright citizenship means anyone born in the US becomes a citizen. The orders ban what is called birth tourism.
Birth tourism means traveling to the US just to give birth there. The orders also expand who cannot get birthright citizenship.
This includes some children of people connected to foreign embassies. It also includes people classified as enemy aliens.
These new orders are narrower than Trump's first order on this topic. Trump said he believes the new orders are constitutional.
Two months ago the Supreme Court ruled his first order was unconstitutional. The new orders are expected to face legal challenges.
Klear Note — The Fourteenth Amendment is the main constitutional basis for birthright citizenship.
Key Terms 4
- birthright citizenship Getting citizenship automatically for being born in a country.
- birth tourism Traveling to a country just to give birth there for citizenship.
- enemy aliens A legal term for people from countries the US considers hostile.
- unconstitutional Against the rules set out in the country's constitution.