Trump said he would revoke birthright citizenship. It hasn't worked in the past

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Targeting "anchor babies" and "birth tourism," Trump planned to sign an executive order that would end birthright citizenship for the children of immigrants during his first term.
56% : In an interview earlier this month with NBC's "Meet the Press," Trump said he would attempt to do so through executive action.
56% : "On NBC, Trump said he would end birthright citizenship "if we can" through executive action.
55% : In September, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) introduced the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2024, which would end birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants and tourists.
54% : Amending the Constitution is a rigorous process with a high bar that would require the approval of two-thirds of both chambers of Congress and ratification by three-fourths of each state legislature or state convention.
52% : The other guarantees that right to anyone born on U.S. soil, except the children of foreign diplomats.
50% : "In a post last year on his campaign website, Trump wrote that he would issue an executive order his first day as president, directing federal agencies to "require that at least one parent be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident for their future children to become automatic U.S. citizens.
47% : "He said the order would clarify that children of undocumented immigrants "should not be issued passports, Social Security numbers, or be eligible for certain taxpayer funded welfare benefits.
38% : During the NBC interview, Trump erroneously said the U.S. is "the only country that has it."
28% : Even some Republicans have disagreed with Trump.
17% : "Yes, we're going to end that, because it's ridiculous," Trump said.
7% : Then-House Speaker Paul Ryan broke with Trump in 2018 when he said the president could not end birthright citizenship by executive order.

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