California, immigrant rights group take aim at Trump over birthright citizenship order

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : " Trump and other opponents of birthright citizenship have argued that it creates an incentive for people to come to the U.S. illegally or take part in "birth tourism," in which pregnant women enter the U.S. specifically to give birth so their children can have citizenship before returning to their home countries.
42% : " The other side: On Monday, a host of immigrant rights groups including the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of New Hampshire, ACLU of Maine, ACLU of Massachusetts, the Asian Law Caucus, State Democracy Defenders Fund, and the Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit against Trump in U.S. District Court for the District Court of New Hampshire on behalf of organizations with members whose babies born on U.S. soil will be denied citizenship under the order, including New Hampshire Indonesian Community Support, League of United Latin American Citizens and Make the Road New York The lawsuit charges the Trump administration with flouting the Constitution's dictates, congressional intent, and longstanding Supreme Court precedent. "Denying citizenship to U.S.-born children is not only unconstitutional -- it's also a reckless and ruthless repudiation of American values," Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the ACLU, said in a statement.
31% : " What they're saying: Giving babies automatic citizenship is not the practice of every country, and Trump and his supporters have argued that the system is being abused and that there should be tougher standards for becoming an American citizen.
20% : During an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" before he was sworn into office, Trump said: "We're going to end that because it's ridiculous.

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