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President-elect Donald Trump says he will fight to end birthright citizenship
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0:34Now PlayingPresident-elect Donald Trump reiterated his well-worn desire to end birthright citizenship, which stems from the 14th Amendment in the Constitution and ensures individuals born in the US immediately become citizens.
Scores of illegal migrants have engaged in a well-known process of sneaking into the US to have children on American soil so that their offspring can be citizens.
“We have to end it. We’re the only country that has it,” Trump explained of the measure, which he blasted as “ridiculous.”
More than 30 countries have some variation of birthright citizenship, according to an assessment by the Library of Congress.
The incoming president dangled the possibility of attempting to scrap birthright citizenship through executive action.
Trump teased that his team has a flurry of executive actions also ready to go on issues such as the border and the economy.
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