Trump suggests foreigners taking advantage of birthright citizenship

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"Many come from China, you might be surprised. We are not talking South America, Latin America, we're talking about China, parts of Asia, it's crazy. Think of it, you're an enemy of our country, you're a general with war on your mind, you're a dictator who we are, and that dictator has his wife on American soil. Congratulations, your son is now an American citizen. Does anybody think this makes sense? "He said at a campaign rally in Columbia, Missouri.

A foreign leader has never been a citizen of the United States of America under the auspices of the United States of America, and has been a foreigner in the United States of America, which is said to be a United States citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Trump went on to suggest that birthright citizenship produces a "birth tourism" that can lead to a wave of immigrants arriving to the U.S.

"It is called" birth ", it is called" birth tourism, "where everything is guaranteed, and everything is guaranteed. public benefits, right? Birthright citizens in turn can bring their entire family to the country through migration, "he said.

Trump floated the idea of ​​an executive order banning birthright citizenship in an interview with Axios, which released a clip of the exchange Tuesday.

Critics of the plan say it would violate the 14th Amendment, which states in part, "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the State where they reside."

Opponents of birthright citizenship claim that "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" means allegiance to the U.S., while noncitizens do not.

Whereas the Supreme Court has never ruled out the protection of the children of the United States, it was written in 1898, "the 14th Amendment affirms the ancient and fundamental rule of citizenship in the territory, in the allegiance protection of the country, including the children of aliens. "

Trump has gone to the heart of the national elections in the midst of elections, believing in the hot-button issue.

Trump has also slammed Democrats for wanting "open borders."