US: Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship Will Stoke Fear, Uncertainty

Expand Immigrants and community leaders rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court to mark the one-year anniversary of President Barack Obama's executive orders on immigration in Washington, November 20, 2015.  © 2015 Reuters (Washington, DC) - United States President Donald Trump said he was preparing an executive order ending US birthright citizenship. In response, Human Rights Watch US Program Executive Director Nicole Austin-Hillery released the following statement: “The guarantee of birthright citizenship has been the law of land in the US for 150 years. Floating ideas about ending it hastily…

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