Economics
Trump's Birthright-Citizenship Ban Could Pose Risks for Economy
- Immigrants and their children drive growth in U.S. workforce
- Trump’s move could hamper potential for future expansion
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President Donald Trump’s promise to end birthright citizenship could have demographic and economic consequences for America that are potentially big but tough to quantify.
Trump told Axios in an interview he plans to sign an executive order that would remove the right to citizenship for the children of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants born on American soil. Under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, those children are citizens automatically.