Donald Trump said Wednesday he is considering issuing an executive order to get rid of the longstanding measure that guarantees citizenship to those born within the borders of the U.S.

'We're looking at that very seriously,' Trump told reporters before departing the White House to speak to veterans in Kentucky.

It was part of a free-wheeling question-and-answer session on the South Lawn which also saw him blast the prime minister of Denmark as 'nasty' for calling his offer to buy Greenland 'absurd'; proclaim himself 'the chosen one' as he boasted about his China trade war; appear to ditch tax cuts and embrace background checks on guns having done the opposite the day before; and accuse Barack Obama of being 'outsmarted' by Vladimir Putin when the Russian strongman seized Crimea.

The attempt to tackle birthright citizenship - or 'anchor babies' - came as his acting Homeland Security secretary said he would publish a new role on Friday to allow illegal immigrant children to be indefinitely detained, and it was reported by NBC News that states or cities will be allowed to refuse to resettle refugees there.

The president said the current understanding of the constitution - that virtually every child born in the U.S. or its territories is automatically a citizen - is 'ridiculous' because non-citizens are able to cross over the border just to have children that could then be deemed U.S. citizens.

'Birthright citizenship – where you have a baby in our land,' Trump explained. 'You walk over the border, have a baby, congratulations – the baby is now a U.S. citizens. We're looking at it very, very seriously.'

Trump appeared surprised that a reporter was aware that he was re-upping consideration of signing an executive order on birthright citizenship, a scheme which had been talked about last year.

'I don't know how you found that out, but that's very good,' Trump praised. 'We're looking at birthright citizenship very seriously. It's frankly ridiculous.'


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7380439/Donald-Trump-says-plans-end-ridiculous-birthright-citizenship-executive-order.html

The problem with expunging it is that it makes only native Americans and by no fault of theirs, blacks the true citizens of America.

Lobatan

Dear! Find your way to US before Trump sign that yeye executive order!

i always prefer canada to united states