What Is Birthright Citizenship, and Can Trump Take it Away?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : The clause does not apply to the children of foreign diplomats born in the country.
44% : That case is mentioned in a 2018 brief from the Congressional Research Service about birthright citizenship published after Trump hinted at restricting it during his first term.
40% : "She adds that Trump is "testing the limits of the law" and that having the courts decide against it "could send a strong message as to just how far a president can push things.
38% : Here's what to know about the policy, the new order and whether Trump has the grounds to take it away.
38% : The State Department will have to stop issuing passports and the Social Security Administration will have to stop recognizing the babies as U.S. citizens.
38% : New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 17 other states along with the District of Columbia and San Francisco filed a challenge as well.Most legal scholars agree that Trump lacks the legal standing to end birthright citizenship with an executive order due to it being in the Constitution and that the Constitution is clear on the intent behind birthright citizenship.
25% : "She argues that if the court does ultimately side with Trump it would overrule "over a hundred years of legal and historical precedent" and make a damaging statement "about what we value as a country and what rights are truly fundamental.
21% : Trump initially threatened to sign a similar order in 2018 and 2019 but never did.

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