Recently, Donald Trump declared his victory in the presidential election at his West Palm Beach campaign headquarters and said, “We made history. This will truly be the golden age of America. That's why this is a magnificent victory for the American people that will allow us to make America great again. We're going to help our country heal”. I will fight for you, for your family, and your future. Every single day I will be fighting for you with every breath in my body".
Previously, Donald Trump has said that if he got elected as the president again in 2024 then he would end the birthright citizenship in the United States. This plan contradicts with 14th century amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
According to the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution that was adopted on 9th July 1868, person born in the country will get the citizenship of the country. It states, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
However, in a campaign video posted to Twitter that Trump said that he would issue an executive order instructing federal agencies to stop birthright citizenship.
Rajiv S. Khanna, the immigration attorney said, “The Trump plan suggests no automatic citizenship for children born in the US. This is almost certainly a contravention of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution. A Supreme Court judgement is available to counter Trump’s misinterpretation.”
A draft of this executive order is also posted on the official campaign site of Trump and JD Vance. It reads, “Federal agencies will be directed to require that at least one parent be a US citizen or lawful permanent resident for their future children to become automatic US citizens.”
As per the 2022 US census, it was home to almost around 4.8 million Indian-Americans out of which 34% or 1.6 million were US-born. Currently, the children, who are not born in the US, and their families caught in the green card backlog, they will have to self-deport at the age of 21 or they can also arrange for another visa such as international student visa.