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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman @ChuckGrassley issued the following statement on reports that President Trump plans to eliminate birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants. judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/rele…
“The United States welcomes immigrants from all over the world who pursue the legal options available to them to seek permanent residence or citizenship in our country.” 1/3
“Birthright citizenship for the children of permanent resident immigrants under the Fourteenth Amendment is settled law, as decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Wong Kim Ark.” 2/3
“There is a debate among legal scholars about whether that right extends to the children of illegal immigrants. I will closely review President Trump’s executive order. As a general matter, this is an issue that Congress should take the lead to carefully consider and debate.” 3/3
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