Lindsey Graham To Introduce Bill Ending Birthright Citizenship
Zero Hedge,
30 October, 2018
With one week left before the Nov. 6 midterm vote, President Trump and his allies in Congress have managed to establish immigration policy as the de facto dominant issue with the revelation that Trump is planning an executive order to eliminate birthright citizenship in the US. But in the event that Trump's order is challenged and overturned by the federal courts (which is extremely possible despite the confirmations of Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh), South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, a former adversary turned staunch Congressional ally, said Tuesday that he would introduce legislation to eliminate what he described as an "absurd" policy.
First,
Graham - who is rumored to be on Trump's shortlist of candidates for
a cabinet role after
a post-election cleanout - applauded Trump for his decision
(which he made public in an
Axios interview published Tuesday morning)...
I’ve always supported comprehensive immigration reform – and at the same time – the elimination of birthright citizenship.
The United States is one of two developed countries in the world who grant citizenship based on location of birth.
This policy is a magnet for illegal immigration, out of the mainstream of the developed world, and needs to come to an end.
In addition, I plan to introduce legislation along the same lines as the proposed executive order from President @realDonaldTrump.
While some have speculated that eliminating birthright would require amending the constitution, Trump has insisted that this isn't the case, and given the conservative majority on the Supreme Court, many legal experts believe an act of Congress would more than suffice (though the court could also choose to uphold an executive order and toss out any lower court ruling as well).
As
Trump deploys thousands of additional troops to the border to brace
for the arrival of two caravans of migrants (who almost certainly
won't arrive before the vote, but instead will most likely reach the
US months later) it's becoming increasingly clear that immigration
has become the dominant issue of this election cycle - which bodes
well for Republicans, since Trump's hardline immigration policies
have been credited for helping distinguish his campaign from the
other Republicans seeking the nomination. Meanwhile,
Democrats have sought to make health care the defining issue of the
election cycle, to mixed results (of course, their efforts were
complicated by preliminary data showing that ObamaCare premiums are
set to fall next year for
the first time since the law came into effect in 2014).
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