What is birthright citizenship, and can Trump end the right in the U.S.?
President-elect Donald Trump says he'll end birthright citizenship, after years of criticizing the constitutional right.

The 14th Amendment's authors would exclude illegal and visiting aliens from U.S. ‘jurisdiction.'
President-elect Donald Trump says he'll end birthright citizenship, after years of criticizing the constitutional right.
The Supreme Court hears oral arguments over President Donald Trump's proposal to limit birthright citizenship for people born in the U.S.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday over President Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship in a case that could decide who gets to be an American.Why it matters: A ruling in Trump's favor could reshape America's racial makeup and create a caste system that leaves millions without rights. Threat level: Trump's order — which…
Court case will weigh the constitutionality of his contentious bid to end birthright citizenship The administration has said that granting citizenship to virtually anyone born on US soil has created incentives for illegal immigration and led to “birth tourism,” by which foreigners travel to the United States to give birth and secure citizenship for their…
Justices will decide key question of who is an American
As part of his immigration crackdown, Trump signed an order ending the right of children of undocumented people to get automatic citizenship.
Donald Trump has again said he will make the unprecedented move and travel to the Supreme Court to watch oral arguments as he seeks to end birthright citizenship in the United States.
"You obviously put a lot of weight on 'subject to the jurisdiction thereof.' But the examples you give to support that strike me as very quirky," he said.
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Trump’s executive order that would end birthright citizenship, a case that could reshape immigration policy and constitutional law.