Trump USA wants to abolish land law. “Only our country is so stupid”

Only our country is stupid enough to grant citizenship by birth – said on Wednesday US President Donald Trump, who on that day took part in a hearing in the Supreme Court regarding his decree limiting the acquisition of US citizenship upon birth in this country.

Trump is the first sitting president to take part in the Supreme Court hearing, during which both sides presented their arguments, the media emphasize. He was in the room for about 90 minutes and sat in the front row of the audience, which is usually reserved for members of Congress. He left the hearing approximately halfway through the hearing, after presenting the arguments of the side that represented him.

Due to the president's presence at the Supreme Court, security measures were tightened, and a group of protesters gathered in front of the building to protest against the policies of the current administration.

After leaving the Supreme Court, Trump posted on his Truth Social social media site: “We are the only country in the world STUPID enough to allow birthright citizenship!” As CNN noted, similar regulations apply in about 30 other countries.

On the first day of his second term, Trump signed an executive order revoking the right to citizenship for children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally or on nonimmigrant visas, including: business, student and tourist. So far, lower courts have consistently ruled that Trump's executive order was illegal and blocked its entry into force.

In December, the Supreme Court accepted the request to consider the complaint against the regulation, and the judgment in the case is expected to be delivered by June.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court expressed great skepticism about Trump's regulation, CNN emphasized. Several conservative justices sharply criticized the administration's interpretation of history and precedent related to the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The amendment, which deals with the law of the land (ius soli), states that “every person who is born or naturalized within the United States, and is subject to the dominion thereof, is a citizen of the United States and of the state wherein he resides.” So far – as confirmed by subsequent Supreme Court decisions – this meant that anyone born in the United States became a citizen of that country.

From Washington Natalia Dziurdzińska (PAP)

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