By US President Donald Trump has announced plans to end birthright citizenship, a law that grants automatic citizenship to anyone born in the United States. However, experts say that Trump cannot unilaterally abolish the law, which is enshrined in the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution.
The law has been in place since 1868, when it was enacted to ensure that former slaves and their children were granted citizenship. The Supreme Court has consistently upheld the law, ruling that anyone born in the US is entitled to citizenship regardless of their parents’ immigration status.
If Trump’s plan were to come into effect, it could affect millions of people, including an estimated 12 million US citizens who were born to undocumented immigrant parents. However, the plan is likely to face significant legal challenges, and its implementation is far from certain.
