A huge debate has been triggered online over Donald Trump’s children regarding their US citizenship, as the president attempts to repeal birthright citizenship across the United States.
For those not up to speed, the Republican leader, 79, concerned an executive order to end birthright citizenship in January, and now it’s being announced it could possibly turn into effect in some places before the end of July, according to Fox News.
To demonstrate in simple terms, birthright citizenship allows nearly everyone born on US soil to promptly become a US citizen, regardless of their parents citizenship status.
The first sentence of the 14th Amendment to the US constitution created the principle of birthright citizenship.
It shares: “All persons born or naturalised in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.”
If birthright citizenship ends, this means children born in the US won’t be admitted it as easily anymore, as they will need to have at least one parent who is a legal permanent resident (a green card holder) or a US citizen.
The executive order mostly targets children who are born to improper immigrants, as well as people legally in the US on temporary visas.
The move is part of the Trump administration’s drive to get rid of illegal immigrants from the country.
Trump signed the order almost immediately as he started his second term in the White House, however, it’s crucial to note that, as of right now (4 July) nothing has transformed about birthright citizenship.
But, on June 27, the Supreme Court did rule to limit lower courts from issuing nationwide injunctions blocking federal policies.
However, such a ruling doesn’t mean that the rule is now official – just that it’s still being dared in court.
But, with that said, it does make it easier for big policies like this to make headway in the states that are not daring it.
And as the executive order becomes closer to becoming a reality, people are triggering a whole new debate online, regarding none other than Trump’s children.
Social media users are identifying that Trump’s first wife Ivana was not a US citizen when their children, Don Jr, Ivanka, and Eric, were born.
They added that the president’s current wife Melania was also not a US citizen when Barron was born.
However, as other users have found, Trump was, of course, a citizen at the time and Melania and Ivana had green cards, meaning that the children would still be granted citizenship, even if the order was in place.
One user commented: “As Trump moves to end birthright citizenship – it might be a good time to point out the fact that Ivana was not a US citizen when Don Jr, Ivanka & Eric were born and Melania was not a US citizen when Barron was born.”
A second shared: “These are the FACTS – Trump’s 1st wife, Ivana Trump, born in Czechoslovakia, became a U.S. citizen in 1988 after the birth of the 3 older children; Melania Trump, born in Slovenia, obtained her U.S. citizenship in 2006, after Barron’s birth. Donald, are your children citizens?”
And a third brutally noted: “When Barron Trump was born, Melania was not a US citizen. Trump wants to end birthright citizenship – let’s begin with his own family.”
Another agreed: “But they were here legally with a father who is a citizen… but I guess you accidentally left that part out.”
