#329: The History of Birthright Citizenship in the US

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🗓️ 31 October 2018

⏱️ 28 minutes

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The Supreme Court has never actually ruled on whether the children of illegal immigrants born here are citizens or not. Amy Swearer, a legal analyst at The Heritage Foundation, joins us on the podcast to share that fact and more about the history of birthright citizenship in the US, and whether it's appropriate for President Trump to use an executive order to declare that children of illegal immigrants born here aren't citizens. Plus: We talk about the best Halloween movies.We also cover these stories:--President Trump is looking to sign an executive order that would get rid of birthright citizenship.--House Speaker Paul Ryan says, "You cannot end birthright citizenship with an executive order."--Whitey Bulger, the notorious Boston mobster, was pronounced dead Tuesday at a federal prison in West Virginia, one day after being transferred there.The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Wednesday, October 31st.
0:08.0	I'm Kate Trinko.
0:09.0	And I'm Daniel Davis.
0:10.0	President Trump stunned the media this week when he said he would sign an executive
0:14.6	order to end birthright citizenship. That issue touches on immigration, the
0:19.2	Constitution, and the very basics of what it means to be an American.
0:23.0	Today we'll sit down with Amy Swear of the Heritage Foundation to unpack this contentious
0:28.1	issue. Plus it's Halloween and that means horror movies. We'll be joined by some friends to debate the best and worst Halloween films.
0:37.0	But first, we'll cover a few of the top headlines.
0:40.0	President Donald Trump is looking to sign an executive order that would get rid of
0:47.2	birthright citizenship. Here's what he told Axios.
0:50.1	On immigration, some legal scholars believe you can get rid of birthright citizenship without changing the Constitution.
0:56.2	With an executive order.
0:57.4	Exactly.
0:58.4	Right.
0:59.4	Have you thought about that?
1:00.4	Tell me more.
1:01.4	It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment.
1:04.0	For the one.
1:05.0	You don't.
1:06.0	You don't.
1:07.0	Number one.
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