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Kristen Welker’s Question To Trump About
Birthright Citizenship Completely Misses
The Point

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Posted By: Mercedes44, 12/10/2024 7:55:33 PM

NBC’s Kristen Welker asked President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday if he still planned to end birthright citizenship. Trump affirmed his plans. But the way Welker deliberately misrepresented the amendment reveals not only a glaring need for clarification from Congress or the Supreme Court about whether children born to illegal aliens are citizens but the dangers of a press who are willing to craft law by word of mouth. “You promised to end birthright citizenship on day one,” Welker said. “Is that still your plan?”

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Reply 1 - Posted by: red1066 12/10/2024 8:33:22 PM (No. 1852325)
The media/Marxists abide by one rule. Repeat a lie often enough and it becomes the truth.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Birddog 12/10/2024 8:52:28 PM (No. 1852337)
Full citizen rights do NOT accrue, even to children born in the USA to CITIZEN parents...until the age of 21yo. Let those born here to illegals file for a hearing...from their parents home ,in their parents home country...when they hit that age.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: judy 12/10/2024 9:12:04 PM (No. 1852345)
Trump should be embarrassed talking to NBC garbage…..
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Reply 4 - Posted by: sw penn 12/10/2024 10:58:04 PM (No. 1852385)
"Ho argues, in part, that the 1982 Supreme Court case of Plyler v. Doe “put to rest” the question. The case involved whether children who were not “legally admitted” into the United States had a right to public education. The court ruled in part that even persons in the United States illegally were “within the jurisdiction” of the states wherein they reside." Ho is incorrect. There is a difference between “within the jurisdiction", and “subject to the jurisdiction". Words matter. An "ambassador(s) or foreign minister" “within the jurisdiction" is still not “subject to the jurisdiction" of the states wherein they reside. No matter how much Ho may wish it to be so.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Trigger2 12/11/2024 2:18:27 AM (No. 1852438)
I agree with Trump. End, completely end birthright citizenship.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: EJKrausJr 12/11/2024 5:52:42 AM (No. 1852500)
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” Key words are "and subject". If offspring are born in the US and are not subject to the jurisdiction they are not covered by the 14th Amendment. Therefore they are not citizens of the US.
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