In his op-ed “Can Trump Ban Birthright Citizenship?” (March 17), Prof. Jed Rubenfeld argues that the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause extends automatic citizenship to children born of ...

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bizarrely brought up first lady Melania Trump’s background. “When he [Trump] talks about birthright, and he’s going to undo the fact that the Constitution allows those who are born here ...

In January, President Trump signed a controversial executive order that sought to end birthright citizenship. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has started taking strong action against the ...