President Trump has claimed that he can end birthright citizenship using an executive order. (Evan Vucci/AP)Days before the midterm elections, President Trump claimed that he was preparing an executive order to end birthright citizenship. Birthright citizenship is not one of them, according to South Texas College of Law Houston professor Josh Blackman. “Birthright citizenship is about the very narrow subset of immigrants who come into the country and have babies. Many nations do not have birthright citizenship but define citizenship by virtue of one’s parents.

Source: Washington Post October 30, 2018 19:41 UTC