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Trump Promises to End Birthright Citizenship, Suggests Deporting “Kids Who Are Here Legally”

In an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press aired on Sunday, Donald Trump doubled down on two of his main campaign promises: mass deportation and ending birthright citizenship. “You promised to end birthright citizenship on day one,” Kristen Welker asked. “Is that still your plan?” “Yes,” Trump responded, “absolutely.” Welker pushed back, reminding Trump that the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause dictates that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.” When asked if he would work around the amendment, Trump said, “Well, we’re going to have to get it changed or maybe have to go back to the people.

 

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