CITIZENSHIP/ELECTION/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said he will seek to end the right of citizenship to children born in the United States to non-citizens and illegal immigrants in his latest bid to dramatically reshape immigration policies as he seeks to shore up Republicans ahead of next week’s congressional elections. Trump would target the citizenship right through an executive order, he told Axios in an interview published on Tuesday [10-30-18], a move that would prompt a legal fight. The right of U.S. citizenship is granted to U.S.-born children under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, which cannot be changed by the president. It was unclear what specific action his order would pursue, and Trump gave no details. Representatives for the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.”
–Reuters, “Trump to Push End to Birthright Citizenship as U.S. Elections Loom,” The New York Times online, October 30, 2018