Summary

Trump announced plans to end birthright citizenship via executive action, despite its constitutional basis in the 14th Amendment.

He also outlined a mass deportation policy, starting with undocumented immigrants who committed crimes and potentially expanding to mixed-status families, who could face deportation as a unit.

Trump said he wants to avoid family separations but left the decision to families.

While doubling down on immigration restrictions, Trump expressed willingness to work with Democrats to create protections for Dreamers under DACA, citing their long-standing integration into U.S. society.

  • catloaf@lemm.ee
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    14 days ago

    If they’re not “subject to the jurisdiction”, doesn’t that mean they can just commit whatever crimes they want? Could they even be deported?

    But that assumes the Republicans would be logical and consistent, when they are neither.

    • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      14 days ago

      Nah.

      If, say, a foreign countey invaded the us.

      Ok, say, Canada invaded New York. People born in New York after Canada’s invasion no longer have birthright citizenship. And let’s say, the US had a federal abortion ban nationwide. You are born in Canadian Occupied New York. You are a woman. You accidentally got pregnant. No worries, you just get an abortion, its legal in Canada.

      Okay a few month after you get the abortion, the US counterattacks and recaptures New York.

      You are still not gonna be a US citizen.

      But you got an illegal abortion. You are gonna go on trial for getting an illegal abortion.

      Nope you are still not a citizen.

      #Shenanigans.