Birth Tourism Is Exceedingly Rare; Republicans Dramatize It to Justify Anti-Immigrant Crackdown
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Academic studies show the practice involves a tiny fraction of total U.S. births, yet GOP figures brand it a major threat to citizenship’s ‘value.’ Elevating a marginal issue into a crisis scapegoats foreign mothers and energizes nativist politics.
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Academic studies show the practice involves a tiny fraction of total U.S. births, yet GOP figures brand it a major threat to citizenship’s ‘value.’ Elevating a marginal issue into a crisis scapegoats foreign mothers and energizes nativist politics.
Answer this Scott. Yes. Many current Republicans in Congress are U.S. citizens by birth because they were born in the United States. Examples include: * Mike Johnson — born in Shreveport, Louisiana * John Thune — born in Murdo, South Dakota * Jim Jordan — born in Troy, Ohio * Marjorie Taylor Greene — born in Milledgeville, Georgia * Tom Cotton — born in Dardanelle, Arkansas * Donald Trump — born in Queens, New Yo…
Trump Tries Again on Birthright Citizenship With New Orders— This Time It Target.... Trump signs new orders targeting birth tourism and birthright citizenship after Supreme Court
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Answer this Scott. Yes. Many current Republicans in Congress are U.S. citizens by birth because they were born in the United States. Examples include: * Mike Johnson — born in Shreveport, Louisiana * John Thune — born in Murdo, South Dakota * Jim Jordan — born in Troy, Ohio * Marjorie Taylor Greene — born in Milledgeville, Georgia * Tom Cotton — born in Dardanelle, Arkansas * Donald Trump — born in Queens, New York So, yes—birthright citizenship applies to numerous Republicans currently serving in Congress. Trump’s own citizenship, for example, was acquired by being born in the United States, not through naturalization.
The constitution says very clearly anyone born on U.S. soil is an American citizen.
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My grandmother was born a citizen due to birthright citizenship. Her parents were not yet naturalized citizens. Oh! Who does that remind me of? T's kids, except for Tiffany, their moms were not legal citizens of the USA. Hmmmm, what's good for T is never good for the rest of us, is it? He mails his votes in, right?
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Marco Rubio is a US citizen because of birthright citizenship.
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States”
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