President Trump's executive order aimed to end birthright citizenship for children born to undocumented immigrants, which contradicts the 14th Amendment's language acknowledging citizenship for anyone born in the U.S. Legal experts assert that the order undermines constitutionally protected rights and conflicts with long-standing interpretations of citizenship. Courts across multiple states have intervened, while the Supreme Court's past rulings, notably in 1898, affirm the citizenship rights of children born to permanent residents, prompting a broader constitutional debate over jurisdiction and citizenship.
The central question raised by Mr. Trump's order is what it means to be subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
The Supreme Court has held, in the 1898 case United States v. Wong Kim Ark, that children born here to permanent residents are citizens.
At the time of its adoption, the publicly known purpose of the 14th Amendment was to extend the benefits of the social compact to African Americans newly freed after the Civil War.
Federal judges in four states have enjoined the order, with one claiming that it conflicts with the plain language of the 14th Amendment.
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