For an alternate viewpoint, see “Counterpoint: Conventional Wisdom Behind Birthright Citizenship Is Flat Error.” On his first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order aimed at ending automatic citizenship — known as “birthright citizenship” — for children born in the United States to two non-citizen parents. His argument rests on interpreting the phrase […]
Author Archives: Colin Mortimer
Colin Mortimer is a senior director at the Progressive Policy Institute, serves on the board of New Democracy and is a founder of the Center for New Liberalism. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.