Trump aims to end birthright citizenship, says American citizens with family here illegally may be deported

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : "Trump suggested that birthright citizenship is uniquely American, saying, "We're the only country that has it, you know."
57% : "We have to do something about the Dreamers, because these are people that have been brought here at a very young age, and many of these are middle-aged people now, they don't even speak the language of their country," Trump said, adding: "I will work with the Democrats on a plan.
53% : The president-elect used a softer tone when discussing Dreamers, those who arrived in the U.S. nearly 20 or more years ago as children and are covered under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program that has allowed them to remain in the country and work legally.
43% : Trump also said he will move to end birthright citizenship -- long enshrined in the 14th Amendment of the Constitution -- which would strip rights from those born in the country to undocumented parents.
38% : "You're not reviving the zero-tolerance policy?""It depends on the family," Trump said, adding later: "If they come here illegally but their family is here legally, then the family has a choice.
37% : "We don't have to separate families," Trump said.
35% : Trump eventually ended the practice.
34% : Trump responded, "Others are other people outside of criminals.
30% : "I think you have to do it," Trump said of his deportation effort.
30% : Trump and allies routinely highlighted acts of violence committed by undocumented immigrants to bolster their case.
26% : ""We have to get the criminals out of our country," Trump said, later adding: "But we're starting with the criminals, and we got to do it.
26% : ""I don't want to be breaking up families," Trump said.
25% : "On birthright citizenship, Trump said he would seek to repeal it via executive action -- which would be certain to spark immediate legal challenges.
18% : Trump also described scenarios in which U.S. citizens may choose to be deported along with family members in the country illegally.
14% : "We have to end it," Trump said, calling it "ridiculous.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.