Birthright citizenship was for children of slaves, not for world to 'pile' into U.S.: Trump
The Hindu
President Trump opposes birthright citizenship, claiming it was intended for children of slaves, sparking debate and legal challenges.
President Donald Trump has said that birthright citizenship was primarily intended for the children of slaves and not for the whole world to "come in and pile" into the U.S..
On the very first day of his inauguration, Trump issued an executive order against birthright citizenship, which was struck down by a federal court in Seattle the next day.
Also read: Is Trump’s order on birthright citizenship constitutional? | Explained
Trump has said that he would appeal against it. On Thursday, he exuded confidence that the Supreme Court would rule in his favour.
“Birthright citizenship was, if you look back when this was passed and made, that was meant for the children of slaves. This was not meant for the whole world to come in and pile into the United States of America,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office of the White House.
“Everybody coming in, and totally unqualified people with perhaps unqualified children. This wasn't meant for that," he said.
Asserting that it was meant for the children of slaves," he said it was a "very good and noble" thing to do.
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