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Understanding birthright citizenship and US birth tourism
President Trump has signed executive orders aimed at restricting birthright citizenship by expanding definitions of non-citizens ineligible to have their children acquire US citizenship and increasing enforcement against birth tourism. Although legal under the 14th Amendment, which grants automatic US citizenship to those born on US soil, the orders target foreign nationals traveling primarily to give birth and acquire citizenship for their children. Estimates suggest roughly 20,000 to 26,000 babies are born annually in the US through birth tourism, though exact figures are uncertain. The administration argues that ending birth tourism is necessary to address abuses of the citizenship system.
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