Grassley Statement on Birthright Citizenship Issue
WASHINGTON
– Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following
statement on reports that President Trump plans to eliminate birthright
citizenship for children of illegal immigrants.
“The United States welcomes
immigrants from all over the world who pursue the legal options available to
them to seek permanent residence or citizenship in our country. Birthright
citizenship for the children of permanent resident immigrants under the
Fourteenth Amendment is settled law, as decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Wong Kim Ark. There
is a debate among legal scholars about whether that right extends to the
children of illegal immigrants. I will closely review President Trump’s
executive order. As a general matter, this is an issue that Congress should
take the lead to carefully consider and debate.”
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