{"id":1982365,"date":"2023-07-25T15:32:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T19:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-gaetz-moves-to-end-birthright-citizenship-to-stop-abuse-in-immigration-system\/"},"modified":"2023-07-25T15:34:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T19:34:22","slug":"matt-gaetz-moves-to-end-birthright-citizenship-to-stop-abuse-in-immigration-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-gaetz-moves-to-end-birthright-citizenship-to-stop-abuse-in-immigration-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Gaetz seeks to eliminate birthright citizenship to address immigration system &#8216;abuse&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmatt-gaetz-moves-to-end-birthright-citizenship-to-stop-abuse-in-immigration-system%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1982365&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Rep. Matt Gaetz Introduces Bill to End Birthright Citizenship<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Matt \u2063Gaetz (R-FL) has\u200b introduced a\u2064 groundbreaking \u2064bill aimed at\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hell-end-birthright-citizenship-for-illegal-immigrants-children-if-reelected-president\/\" title=\"Trump vows to end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghans-brought-to-u-s-by-biden-deliver-250-children-securing-birthright-american-citizenship\/\" title=\"Afghans Brought to U.S. by Biden Deliver 250 Children, Securing Birthright American Citizenship\">birthright citizenship<\/a> for illegal immigrants&#8217; kids if reelected.&#8221;>ending birthright citizenship<\/a> in the United States. This legislation seeks\u2064 to eliminate the incentive \u200dfor illegal immigrants to travel across the border \u200cto \u2064have babies on U.S. soil.<\/p>\n<h3>The &#8220;End \u200cBirthright Citizenship \u200bFraud Act&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>The proposed bill, known as the &#8220;End Birthright\u200b Citizenship Fraud\u2063 Act,&#8221; aims to amend the interpretation of the Fourteenth\u2062 Amendment\u200c in \u2064the Immigration and Nationality Act. This amendment would \u200dalign with what\u2062 a growing number of\u2062 conservatives believe to be its\u200c original intent.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-gaetz-moves-to-end-birthright-citizenship-to-stop-abuse-in-immigration-system\/\" title=\"Matt Gaetz seeks to eliminate birthright citizenship to address immigration system 'abuse'.\">legislation specifically targets automatic citizenship granted<\/a> to babies born in\u2062 America to parents\u200d who are not U.S. nationals. However,\u2063 it \u200dincludes a provision that exempts non-citizens who were\u200b lawfully admitted as refugees, permanent\u200b residents, or\u2063 those working with the military.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Birthright citizenship has been grossly \u2064and \u200bblatantly\u2064 misapplied for decades, \u2063recently \u200cbecoming a loophole for illegal aliens \u2062to fraudulently abuse our immigration system,&#8221; stated Rep. Gaetz in a \u2062press release. &#8220;My \u2064legislation recognizes that American citizenship is a \u2063privilege \u2014 not an automatic right to be adopted by illegal aliens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Restoring \u200cthe Original Intent<\/h3>\n<p>At the heart of Gaetz&#8217;s legislation is\u200b the\u2062 interpretation\u2063 of the &#8220;subject to the jurisdiction thereof&#8221;\u2062 clause in the \u2064Fourteenth Amendment. \u200bThe congressman \u200cargues that this clause must be\u200b returned\u200b to its original intent as\u200b envisioned by the amendment&#8217;s drafters.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dbill delves into the historical context of the clause,\u2063 drawing connections to\u200b English common law\u200c and highlighting how citizenship has been understood in various legal systems,\u200b including Roman\u200b law. It\u200c also explores\u2062 the clause&#8217;s\u2063 significance\u200c throughout American history, from its proposal to its adoption.<\/p>\n<p>Quoting \u200cformer Sen.\u200b Jacob \u2064Howard,\u200b a key\u200b figure during the Reconstruction era and a\u2062 leading advocate for the Fourteenth Amendment, Gaetz&#8217;s legislation emphasizes Howard&#8217;s statement that birthright citizenship would not apply to foreigners, aliens, or \u200dthe families of ambassadors \u2063or foreign ministers accredited to the \u200dUnited States.<\/p>\n<h3>A Growing Conservative Position<\/h3>\n<p>Ending birthright citizenship has gained traction among \u200dconservatives,\u200b with prominent figures such as former President Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy expressing support\u200d for\u200b this policy change.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2064fact, Trump pledged to\u200b sign \u2064an executive order on his\u2063 first day in office to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-senate-republicans-to-introduce-legislation-to-block-federal-agencies-from-requiring-proof-of-vaccination\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Senate Republicans To Introduce Legislation To Block Federal Agencies From Requiring Proof Of Vaccination\">block federal agencies<\/a> from allowing birthright citizenship as it is currently interpreted. DeSantis also announced his plan to end\u2062 birthright citizenship, along with other immigration proposals aligned with Trump&#8217;s agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy\u200d has\u2063 criticized the current interpretation \u2062of birthright\u200b citizenship, describing it as an &#8220;abandonment of the\u200c rule \u200bof law&#8221; and highlighting the intentional exploitation\u200c of the system by \u2062immigrants seeking \u2064to establish an illegal presence in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz&#8217;s announcement of this legislation comes just before a scheduled hearing to question\u2063 Department of Homeland Security \u2063Secretary Alejandro\u2063 Mayorkas. It is worth \u2062noting that Gaetz\u200b previously\u200c cosponsored\u2062 articles of impeachment against Mayorkas during the last \u2062Congress.<\/p>\n<p>As the debate surrounding birthright citizenship continues, Rep. Gaetz&#8217;s bill represents a significant step towards reevaluating and potentially reforming this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ncaa-unequivocally-supports-transgender-student-athletes\/\" title=\"NCAA \u2018Unequivocally\u2019 Supports Transgender Student Athletes\">long-standing policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) proposed the &#8220;End Birthright Citizenship Fraud Act&#8221; to halt birthright citizenship in the US. This would discourage illegal immigrants from crossing the border to give birth on American soil. The bill aims to modify the interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment in the Immigration and Nationality Act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1982366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1982365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1982365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1982365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1982365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1982366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1982365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1982365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1982365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}