The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on the 9th (local time) that Trump’s transition team is writing several versions of executive orders, including this, to abolish “born citizenship.”
Birthright citizenship is a system that automatically grants citizenship to people born in the U.S. regardless of their parents’ legal status of stay, and this is possible because the U.S. has adopted the principle of birthplace principle. President-elect Trump has vowed to abolish the birthright citizenship system by pledging to deport illegal immigrants during the presidential election.
The Trump administration transition team’s executive order is expected to focus on changing the requirements for issuing documents by federal agencies proving citizenship, including the ruling camp, in relation to the citizenship system. It is said that they are considering where to limit the scope of the restrictions because a lawsuit is expected to be filed immediately if Trump’s executive order is implemented.
Trump’s transition team is also expected to take measures to curb pregnant women from traveling to the U.S. for their children’s U.S. citizenship through administrative orders or rule-making in connection with “away childbirth.” Tourist visas are usually issued for a 10-year period, and tourists can stay for about six months once they enter the country. During the presidential election, Trump accused immigrants of using the system to easily enter the U.S.
Caroline Levitt, spokeswoman for the transition team, said, “President-elect Trump will use all means of power to fulfill his promises and fix the broken immigration system at once.”
Earlier, in an interview with NBC the day before, Trump said he would abolish the citizenship system born on the day of his inauguration on January 20 next year as part of the forced deportation of illegal immigrants.
In particular, Trump emphasized that all members of the family can be expelled even if parents are illegal immigrants and children are “legitimate Americans” due to the birth citizenship system.
“We’re going to have to change that,” Trump said in an interview the day before, regarding the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which stipulates that “any person born or naturalized in the United States, anyone within administrative jurisdiction, is granted citizenship.”
JENNIFER KIM
US ASIA JOURNAL
