Red State Coalition Backs Trump Birthright Citizenship Order (1)

Children born to parents who are in the US illegally aren’t entitled to citizenship under the 14th Amendment, a coalition of Republican attorneys general argue in support of President Donald Trump’s recent executive order.

Blue state AGs and advocacy groups challenging the order are wrong to assert that it is settled law that anyone born in the US is a citizen, according to a Tuesday amicus brief from 18 conservative attorneys general. They say many judges and constitutional scholars agree with the legal arguments underpinning Trump’s EO, which instructs federal officials not to issue citizenship documents when neither of ...