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BREAKING: Just being born in America no longer qualifies you for citizenship – Donald Trump

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5 years ago

October 30, 2018

Donald Trump has announced he is going to terminate the right to citizenship for babies born on US soil to non -citizens.The US president , who is taking an increasingly hard -line stance on immigration, said the “process ” to end birthright citizenship by executive order is underway , and denied such a fundamental change would need the input of Congress , reports UK ’ s Independent .

“It was always told to me you need a constitutional amendment, ” Mr Trump told Axios. “Guess what , you don ’ t . ”

“You can definitely do it with an act of Congress , but now they ’ re saying I can do it just with an executive order , ” the president continued .

“Now how ridiculous, we ’ re the only country in the world where a person comes in , has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States for 85 years with all of those benefits . It ’ s ridiculous, it ’ s ridiculous and it has to end . ”