In a nation built by immigrants, what does it mean when the fundamental right to citizenship is suddenly under threat?

Let's dive in.

Executive order to cut off birthright citizenship is also facing legal challenges.

Trump is accused of trying to eliminate a, quote, well-established and long-standing constitutional principle by executive Fiat.

Arizona's Attorney General, Chris Mays, is calling Trump's executive action nakedly unconstitutional.

Here's what she had to say.

This lawless order is not only nakedly unconstitutional,

it is an attack on families and children in this state

and across this country.

Signing an executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship

was not the first thing Donald did.

No, that would have been taken care of the extremely important business of making sure flags are flown at full staff on inauguration day henceforth.

But seriously, why do this?

Executive orders cannot go against the Constitution or against standing laws.

So clearly, somebody in Donald's orbit who wrote this executive order is trying to put the conversation of ending birthright citizenship in the public consciousness,

which is dangerous enough.

Let's compare and contrast, shall we?

President Biden's first executive orders, basically, you know, after requiring the

executive branch appointees to sign an ethics pledge, barring them from acting in

personal interest and requiring them to uphold the independence of the Department of Justice,

for example, he extended deportation deferrals and work permits for Liberians seeking safe haven.

He ended the border wall construction by canceling the national emergency declared by Donald.

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