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Trump Challenges Birthright Citizenship | Durham News
The Trump administration is launching a legal battle to overturn birthright citizenship — the longstanding rule that grants automatic U.S. citizenship to anyone born on American soil. President Trump calls it a “disgrace,” arguing the phrase “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” in the 14th Amendment excludes children of undocumented parents. But this interpretation clashes with over a century of legal precedent and most legal scholars. While the U.S. isn’t alone in offering birthright citizenship — Canada and Mexico do too — the issue has become a political flashpoint, fueled by claims of…
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