Birthright citizenship executive order stirs frustration in the nation
David Bier, Cato Institute Director of Immigration Studies, states, 'But if you don't have a passport according to this order, you don't have proof of citizenship. Your birth certificate isn't enough.' Colorado District Attorney General Phil Weiser states, 'If you are born here, you are a citizen and you have all the rights of a citizen.' President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week along with a dozen others. One of them sparking controversy about the topic of American citizenship. U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Ala.), states, 'Those that desire to be a United States citizen, must do it legally. You must assimilate, pledge allegiance to America. Follow our laws and speak our language.' U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), states, "This executive order prevents the children of immigrants, both those whose parents have a lawful immigration status like a work visa and those whose parents are undocumented who are born in the United States from being able to obtain documents to demonstrate that they are citizens of the United States." Bier states, 'I talked to a lot of high skilled immigrants in this country, they talked about their family. They talk about the hope they have for their children to be Americans, to grow up in this country and to contribute to this country.' WesternSlopeNow spoke with Colorado immigrant lawyer Fred Hartman about what could happen. He said some of the immigrants are feeling more stress than normal. Hartman states, 'I would say some immigrants more likely; the more recent arrivals probably have a higher level of anxiety because they weren't maybe here for the first Trump administration.' Hartman also mentions since the inauguration, there have been an abundance of calls. Hartman states, 'I do have clients who have maybe been married to a citizen for a year or two and just haven't gotten around to, you know, looking into what the process is to be able to start their immigration case.' Nick Brown, Washington's attorney general, states, 'This amendment to our Constitution was put into effect. In the wake of the most infamous United States Supreme Court decision in, the Dred Scott decision, it was put into effect to reaffirm what it means to be an American.' Strong states, 'Birthright citizenship also undermines the principles of fairness. No one has the right to skip the line and cross our border and go around the legal barriers in our place.'
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