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They are intending to unconstitutionally remove birthright. I expect they will start having trouble slightly before third generation+ immigrants.
by spencerflem 2y ago
They are intending to unconstitutionally remove birthright. I expect they will start having trouble slightly before third generation+ immigrants.
- jwr 2y agoBut… they can't remove citizenship retroactively. What I mean is today there are citizens and non-citizens, but there are no classes of citizens. Either you have citizenship or you do not, it doesn't matter how you acquired it.
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- spencerflem 2y agoThat's their plan though :c So far a judge has blocked it when he tried the first time https://www.npr.org/2025/01/23/nx-s1-5270572/birthright-citizenship-trump-executive-order https://www.npr.org/2025/01/23/nx-s1-5270572/birthright-citi...
- jwr 2y agoI read this article (and others) and I am still unclear. I thought this whole idiotic crusade applied only to newly born children. It never even crossed my mind that you could revoke citizenship from your citizens. I mean, the principle of non-retroactivity dates back to the Roman Empire.
- pgkr 2y agoHere are recent attempts to create a stratified class system among citizens based on how they became citizens: https://www.mediamatters.org/immigration/right-wing-media-campaign-denaturalize-and-deport-american-citizens https://www.mediamatters.org/immigration/right-wing-media-ca...