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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Trump wants to eliminate birthright citizenship, but can he?

    President Trump says he’s planning to sign an executive order that would no longer grant citizenship to babies born on U.S. soil -- to undocumented immigrants.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 30, 2018 • 1 min read

    President Trump says he’s planning to sign an executive order that would no longer grant citizenship to babies born on U.S. soil -- to undocumented immigrants. The Constitution’s 14th amendment says, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.” We look at the history of how birthright citizenship became the law of the land, and fact check whether Trump has the power to single handedly end it.

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    2. 9:29Eleni Kounalakis on why she’s ready for elected office
    3. 22:31How conservative TV company, Sinclair Broadcast Group, became so powerful
    4. 36:09Wealthy Silicon Valley parents reduce screen time for kids
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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Eleni Kounalakis makes her case for being Lt. Governor of California
    1. 0:00Trump wants to eliminate birthright citizenship, but can he?You’re reading this
    2. 9:29Eleni Kounalakis on why she’s ready for elected office
    3. 22:31How conservative TV company, Sinclair Broadcast Group, became so powerful
    4. 36:09Wealthy Silicon Valley parents reduce screen time for kids
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