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Ending birthright citizenship via executive order a 'fringe theory'

November 06, 2018 12:00 AM
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on Oct. 27 about a shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Trump has astonished legal scholars with his claim that he can end birthright citizenship with a swipe of his pen. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Trump: End birthright citizenship for some US-born babies

October 30, 2018 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is making another hardline immigration play in the final days before midterm elections, declaring that he wants to order an end to the constitutional right to citizenship for babies born in the United States to non-citizens. Most scholars think he can't implement such a change unilaterally.
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Things you should know today: 10/30/18

October 30, 2018 12:00 AM
Rampage victims' funerals begin as Trump heads to Pittsburgh
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