The Case Against Birthright Citizenship: A Constitutional and National Imperative
Trump is right: "birthright citizenship" isn't required by the Constitution, no matter how many pundits tell you otherwise. And it's being badly abused.
by Rod D. Martin
January 29, 2025
Donald Trump’s executive order banning so-called “birthright citizenship” was immediately (though temporarily) blocked by a Federal judge, who called it “blatantly unconstitutional”.
He’s wrong. Birthright citizenship is not, in fact, required by the 14th Amendment. Don’t believe me? Ask yourself why the children of foreign ambassadors or servicemen born here are not U.S. citizens.
Because they aren’t. So why are the children of people who’ve entered the country illegally?
The principle of birthright citizenship, as it is currently interpreted in the courts, poses a significant and growing threat to the nation’s sovereignty, social cohesion, and long-term stability. The idea that mere birth on U.S. soil, regardless of parental allegiance, automatically confers American citizenship is not only a misreading of the 14th Amendment but a dangerous policy that has been exploited for decades.
In reality, this absur…