Trump, in an interview with Axios, part of which aired
Tuesday morning, said birthright citizenship “has to end” and that it
would, “with an executive order.”
“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,” Trump said. “It’s ridiculous. It’s
ridiculous. And it has to end.”
“It’s in the process. It’ll happen with an executive order,” he said,
adding that he’s consulted with the White House counsel on the matter.
It’s annoying to watch him claim that the U.S. is the only country to
have birthright citizenship and the Axios interviewers just sit there
slack-jawed and clueless. I know we can’t be expected to rebut every
dumb lie instantly but… we’re not sending our best.
“Repealing” the 14th Amendment, which gave citizenship to former slaves after the Civil War, by Executive Order… that surely won’t be used to target the citizenship of anyone but the children of those scary immigrants that he keeps lying about, right?
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCKING HELL.
For my Canadian friends (cc. @allthecanadianpolitics), the Conservative Party of Canada recently voted to add abolishing birthright citizenship to their party platform. So this isn’t just an American issue.
