Professor Gregory Germain discussed President Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship with Newsweek.
Germain said that Trump will have to focus on the second phrase of the 14th Amendment, arguing that children born in the U.S. to illegal aliens are not “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States.
“That seems like a question that will ultimately have to be decided by the Supreme Court. Trump can argue that the phrase about being ‘subject to the jurisdiction’ must have meaning, and should be read as a limitation on birthright citizenship,” he said.