Trump Tells NBC News He Wants To End Birthright Citizenship For Illegals, Supports Push For Dreamers

This has made NBC News very upset and pushing partisanship in their article, failing to realize that the majority voted for Trump for this stuff, and, even many who didn’t vote Trump want illegals gone

Trump aims to end birthright citizenship, says American citizens with family here illegally may be deported

President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview with “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker that “you have no choice” but to deport everyone who is illegally in the U.S., including possibly removing the American citizen family members of those deported.

Trump also said he will move to end birthright citizenship — long enshrined in the 14th Amendment of the Constitution — which would strip rights from those born in the country to undocumented parents.

But, he said, he is open to working with Democrats to pass legislation that would ensure Dreamers — undocumented immigrants who entered the U.S. as children — would be able to remain in the country.

Can you end birthright citizenship for the children of illegals? You can find tons of articles which say yes and tons that say no. The 14th was meant to make those brought here as slaves, and their descendants, US citizens. Consider that children born to foreign diplomats: they will not gain US citizenship no matter where they are born on American soil. It goes to the “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” clause in the 1st line of the 14th: are these children subject to the jurisdiction of the US or to the home countries of the illegals? Especially when they are conceived in a foreign country then come in with pregnant mama.

So, a case can be made to deny them citizenship. Could this be made retroactive, or, simply a case going forward? Also, how will this be monitored? That won’t be easy.

As for Dreamers: I don’t agree, but, I have a plan, as I wrote in 2017

Here’s a recommendation: Congress puts DACA into law, but allows 4 year renewals, rather than 2 years, in order to decrease burden on federal agencies. Just like with people who are applying for citizenship, any serious crimes can be cause to cancel an illegals legal status and deport them. And, yes, even DUIs may be considered cause, just like with those applying for citizenship. After 12 years, they can go through the same process as those applying for citizenship in order to attempt to earn full citizenship.

BUT, if we aren’t going to lay the “sins” of the parent(s) on the children, we are going to lay them on the parent(s). In order to obtain DACA status, the parent(s) must self deport, and provide proof at an immigration checkpoint as they leave. They are not allowed back in the United States for 2 years, and then only for a short visit. If they are caught residing in the U.S., or attempting to enter the country illegally, the children will have their DACA status ended and will be deported. After 12 years, they would be allowed to apply for temporary resident status, conditioned on speaking English and having good moral character. This seems fair. The parents broke our laws.

If you don’t agree with punishing the parents, then you’re simply using DACA to create a backdoor amnesty for all.

Rand Paul and Alex Padilla (D) introduced a plan in 2021. The beauty of a plan would be that this would cover Dreamers up to a point, and then it ends this completely. No more. You come in underage you get sent home.

Trump’s comments about his mass deportation plan, a key promise of his presidential campaign, were the most expansive since he won the election in November. The program, he said, will begin with undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes and then advance to “people outside of criminals.” He did not detail which crimes would be included.

“I think you have to do it,” Trump said of his deportation effort. “It’s a very tough thing to do. It’s — but you have to have, you know, you have rules, regulations, laws. They came in illegally. You know, the people that have been treated very unfairly are the people that have been on line for 10 years to come into the country.”

“We have to get the criminals out of our country,” Trump said, later adding: “But we’re starting with the criminals, and we got to do it. And then we’re starting with others, and we’re going to see how it goes.”

Yet, Democrats will caterwaul about removing gang members, rapists, and murderers because it could mean that other illegals get deported.

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