What is US birthright citizenship and what does Trumps executive order do?

As part of a sweeping crackdown on both undocumented and legal immigrants, Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday trying to end the right to citizenship for some children born in the United States. In a country where birthright citizenship regardless of lineage is a deeply held value, the president’s attempt to cut off that right for future generations could create a permanent underclass, through policy change that would specifically target communities of color. His executive order will likely face court challenges from civil rights organizations, which have favorable constitutional language and over a century of legal precedent on

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