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voidami · 2 days ago
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Protecting Native American Rights: The Threat of Exclusion and What You Can Do
In recent days, there has been a disturbing trend of attempts to undermine the citizenship and civil rights of Native Americans. During the Trump administration, the Justice Department argued that Native Americans should not be entitled to birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, citing outdated and discriminatory 19th-century laws. These arguments are not just historical footnotes—they reflect a broader effort to roll back the rights of Native Americans and other marginalized groups.
What makes this moment even more alarming is the terrifying speed at which executive orders and policy changes are being introduced. On January 20, 2025, alone, a sweeping array of executive actions were announced, targeting everything from immigration and border security to energy policy, gender identity, and federal workforce protections. These changes are happening so quickly that it’s nearly impossible to keep up, let alone mount an effective response.
For Native Americans, the stakes are particularly high. Tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, and access to federal programs are all under threat. The rapid pace of these changes leaves little time for communities to organize, advocate, or mount legal challenges. It’s a deliberate strategy to overwhelm opposition and push through policies that could have devastating long-term consequences.
The Threat to Native American Rights
The Trump administration’s arguments against birthright citizenship relied on a dangerous reinterpretation of the 14th Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1866. Specifically, the Justice Department cited a clause in the 1866 Act that excluded “Indians not taxed” from citizenship and argued that this exclusion should still apply today. They also referenced the 1884 Supreme Court case Elk v. Wilkins, which denied citizenship to Native Americans on the grounds that they owed “immediate allegiance” to their tribes and were not “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States.
These arguments are not only legally flawed but also morally reprehensible. Here’s why:
The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 Native Americans are U.S. citizens by law. The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 explicitly granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in the U.S., rendering the Trump administration’s arguments based on 19th-century laws irrelevant.
The 14th Amendment The 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to ���all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof.” Native Americans are unequivocally subject to U.S. jurisdiction, and their citizenship is firmly established under both the 14th Amendment and subsequent laws.
Tribal Sovereignty and Dual Citizenship Native Americans are citizens of both their tribal nations and the United States. Tribal sovereignty does not negate their U.S. citizenship—it complements it. The Trump administration’s arguments dangerously conflate tribal allegiance with foreign allegiance, ignoring the unique political status of Native American tribes.
Historical Context of Exclusion Native Americans have faced centuries of systemic discrimination, forced assimilation, and broken treaties. The Trump administration’s arguments echo the same racist and exclusionary policies that sought to deny Native Americans their rights in the past.
What You Can Do
The potential exclusion or marginalization of Native Americans is unacceptable. Here are concrete steps you can take to stand up for their rights and ensure justice prevails:
1. Raise Awareness
Share Information: Use social media, blogs, and community forums to spread the word about the risks posed by these arguments. Highlight the historical and legal context of Native American citizenship.
Educate Others: Many people are unaware of the unique legal and political status of Native Americans. Share resources about tribal sovereignty, treaties, and civil rights protections.
2. Advocate for Native American Rights
Contact Elected Officials: Reach out to your representatives in Congress and demand that they protect Native American rights. Urge them to pass legislation explicitly safeguarding tribal sovereignty and civil rights.
Support Tribal Leaders: Tribal governments are on the front lines of this fight. Amplify their voices and support their efforts to advocate for their communities.
3. Partner with Advocacy Organizations
Native American Rights Fund (NARF): NARF provides legal assistance to Native Americans and works to protect tribal sovereignty and resources.
National Congress of American Indians (NCAI): NCAI advocates for federal policies that support tribal nations and their citizens.
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): The ACLU works to defend civil rights and can help challenge discriminatory policies in court.
4. Take Legal Action
Monitor Implementation: Watch for any policies or executive actions that threaten Native American rights and document their effects.
File Lawsuits: If these arguments lead to violations of civil rights or treaty obligations, affected individuals or tribes can file lawsuits to challenge their legality.
5. Support Native-Led Initiatives
Donate to Tribal Programs: Many tribes run programs to address education, healthcare, and environmental issues. Your support can help strengthen their resilience.
Buy from Native-Owned Businesses: Economic empowerment is a powerful tool for preserving cultural heritage and self-determination.
6. Engage with Federal Agencies
Department of the Interior (DOI): The DOI, particularly the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), has a trust responsibility to protect Native American rights. Demand that they uphold this responsibility.
Department of Justice (DOJ): The DOJ enforces civil rights laws. Pressure them to investigate and address any discrimination resulting from these arguments.
7. International Advocacy
United Nations: Native American tribes can bring attention to potential violations of their rights through international bodies like the United Nations, particularly under the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
Why This Matters
Native Americans have endured centuries of systemic injustice, yet they continue to fight for their rights, their lands, and their cultures. The Trump administration’s arguments against birthright citizenship are a stark reminder that these rights are still under threat. By standing together, we can ensure that Native Americans are not excluded or forgotten. Their rights are our rights, and their fight is our fight.
Key Resources
Native American Rights Fund (NARF): www.narf.org
National Congress of American Indians (NCAI): www.ncai.org
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): www.aclu.org
Indian Citizenship Act of 1924: Read the Text
Civil Rights Act of 1964: Read the Text
Targeting Native Americans is not just a violation of their rights—it’s an attack on the principles of justice and equality that define our nation. The policies enacted on January 20, 2025, represent a profound threat not only to Native Americans but to all marginalized communities. By standing together and taking action, we can resist these changes and protect the rights of all.
But this fight cannot be won in isolation. It requires international solidarity, intersectional organizing, and the building of local power structures to ensure we are stronger together than we are divided. Here’s how you can contribute to a broader movement for justice:
Call to Action
Build Intersectional Solidarity
Recognize that the struggles of Native Americans are interconnected with those of other marginalized groups, including Black, Latino, LGBTQ+, and immigrant communities.
Support movements that fight for racial justice, environmental justice, workers’ rights, and gender equality.
Join or Form Local Organizations and Unions
Organize within your community to create networks of mutual aid, advocacy, and resistance.
Join labor unions or workers’ collectives to strengthen collective bargaining power and protect workers’ rights.
Foster Dual Power Structures
Learn from historical movements like the Black Panther Party (BPP), which built community programs (e.g., free breakfast programs, health clinics) while advocating for systemic change.
Create local initiatives that meet immediate needs—such as food distribution, healthcare access, or legal aid—while challenging oppressive systems.
Stay Connected and Communicate
Build and maintain communication networks with other activists, organizers, and communities.
Use social media, community forums, and local meetings to share information, resources, and strategies.
Engage in International Solidarity
Connect with Indigenous and marginalized communities worldwide to share knowledge, resources, and support.
Advocate for global human rights and environmental protections through international organizations and campaigns.
Educate and Mobilize
Host workshops, teach-ins, and discussions to educate others about the issues facing Native Americans and other marginalized groups.
Mobilize your community to participate in protests, rallies, and direct actions.
Support Legal and Political Advocacy
Push for legislation that protects Native American rights, tribal sovereignty, and civil rights for all.
Support candidates and organizations that align with these values at the local, state, and national levels.
Explore Revolutionary Theory
Study revolutionary theories, including communism, that emphasize collective ownership, equity, and the dismantling of oppressive systems.
Understand how these principles can inform our fight for justice and help us build a society that prioritizes people over profit.
Engage in discussions about how to apply these theories in practical, community-centered ways to address the root causes of inequality and exploitation.
Learn more here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HVm0-wE6fJH0OZ3Ri-WQ5Rmit0IwpDzVX5a8lyIeEfw/edit
Final Thoughts
The fight for justice is not just about resisting harmful policies—it’s about building a world where everyone can thrive. By standing in solidarity with Native Americans and other marginalized communities, we can create a future rooted in equality, dignity, and respect. Share this article, take action, and join the fight for justice. Together, we are stronger.
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thestevenwickblog · 4 days ago
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Mutli-State AGs, ACLU & Other Immigrants Rights Groups Mount Several Legal Challenges Against Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship
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theglobalcommonsnews · 4 days ago
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A coalition of 22 Democratic states has filed a lawsuit against Trump’s birthright citizenship order, citing constitutional violations and fighting for citizens’ rights. https://globalcommons.onrender.com/headlines/twentytwo_democraticled_states_sue_over_trump_birthright_citizenship_order/
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hajamfxsblog · 2 months ago
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Trump aims to end birthright citizenship, says American citizens with family here illegally may be deported
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usnewsper-politics · 10 months ago
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Landmark Ruling: Colorado Court Protects Citizenship for All, Regardless of Immigration Status #14thamendment #Americandemocracy #birthrightcitizenship #citizenshipstatus #ColoradoSupremeCourtruling #congressionalaction #discrimination #driverslicenserenewal #EqualProtectionClause #equalprotectionunderthelaw #executiveorder #immigrantcommunities #immigrationstatus #permanentresidentstatus #Trumpadministration #xenophobia
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gardensandguillotines · 2 days ago
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WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK
https://www.salon.com/2025/01/23/excluding-indians-admin-questions-native-americans-birthright-citizenship-in/
#potus #politics #birthrightcitizenship #indigenous
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ikno-io · 5 days ago
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Explore the concept of birthright citizenship and its discussions on Reddit, delving into legal, social, and cultural implications. read the full article: https://bit.ly/3WtoNzH #birthrightcitizenship #Reddit #politics #immigration #jusSoli #jusSanguinis #14thAmendment read more: what is birthright citizenship reddit
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eton75 · 2 months ago
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The Irony of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Stance
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Mary Anne MacLeod, Donald Trump’s mother, emigrated from Scotland to the United States in 1930 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen on March 10, 1942. Donald Trump was born on June 14, 1946, in Queens, New York, thereby acquiring U.S. citizenship by birthright. It’s remarkable that he opposes birthright citizenship, despite benefiting from it himself, as do his children. This contradiction highlights the hypocrisy in his policies, which are numerous and outrageous. As his political and legal challenges mount, he can only watch the circus he created collapse, with no other outcome in sight.
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#DonaldTrump #BirthrightCitizenship #Immigration #Hypocrisy #Politics #USCitizenship #TrumpFamily #PoliticalCommentary #PolicyMadness
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poofbeegone · 5 years ago
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"By overthrowing me, you have cut down the trunk of the liberty tree of the Blacks in Saint Domingue (Haiti): It will grow again from it's roots, for they are numerous and they run deep into the ground." . . . On this last week of #blackhistorymonth, I would like to acknowledge #haitian revolutionary #toussaintlouverture. . . . Snack dab in the center of Miami's #littlehaiti neighborhood is the statue tribute to him. . . . Louverture was instrumental in Haiti's independence & the abolition of slavery in the Americas. . . . I thought it fitting to use him to reintroduce my blog, "Identity Crisis: Why I Boycotted the Dominican Republic". #linkinbio or *poofbeegone.com* . . . #boycott #dominicanrepublic #haiti #bahamas #travel #identitycrisis #birthrightcitizenship #illegalimmigration #immigration #poofbeegoneblog (at Little Haiti) https://www.instagram.com/p/B886nT0F3BA/?igshid=kt6brust2z1n
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usthegreat-blog · 5 years ago
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Trump says he is 'very seriously' looking to end birthright citizenship
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Eight months after first raising the idea, President Trump on Wednesday said his administration is again “very seriously” looking into ending the practice of conferring birthright citizenship on anyone born in the United States. “We’re looking at that very seriously, birthright citizenship, where you have a baby on our land, you walk over the border, have a baby — congratulations, the baby is now a U.S. citizen,” Trump told reporters on the South Lawn of the White House. “It’s frankly ridiculous.” The president proposed ending the practice that grants citizenship to those born in the United States during his 2016 presidential campaign. He revived the idea last year, saying he would sign an executive order to enact the change. Numerous lawmakers, including several Republicans, quickly pushed back on the idea and argued Trump lacked the authority to make such a change using an executive order. They cited that birthright citizenship is a right enshrined under the 14th Amendment. Trump responded to the criticism by saying birthright citizenship would be ended "one way or another." The president has sought various ways to crack down on illegal and legal immigration throughout his presidency. His administration enacted and later reversed a "zero tolerance" policy that led to the separation of thousands of migrant families; Trump has sought changes to asylum laws to keep refugees in Mexico while they wait to be processed; and the White House last week rolled out a rule that would make it more difficult for some immigrants to obtain green cards. The Trump administration announced earlier Wednesday it would unveil a new rule that would allow migrant families to be held indefinitely, ending a procedure known as the Flores Settlement Agreement that requires children to be held no longer than 20 days. In October, on the eve of the 2018 midterm elections, Trump said he believed he could end birthright citizenship by executive order, claiming it was not part of the U.S. Constitution, and predicting the question would ultimately be settled by the Supreme Court.  “The 14th Amendment settled the question of birthright citizenship,” John Yoo, a Berkeley law professor who served in the George W. Bush administration, wrote in an essay in response to Trump’s claim. “According to the best reading of its text, structure and history, anyone born on American territory, no matter their national origin, ethnicity or station in life, is an American citizen.” Read the full article
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thenewsguru · 6 years ago
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Fact check: What the liberals get wrong about “birthright citizenship”
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We would wager that before news broke last week that POTUS Donald Trump was considering an executive order to end so-called “birthright citizenship” – the granting of automatic citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil, including illegal immigrants – maybe 1-in-5 Americans knew this occurs in our country on a regular basis. The 14th Amendment, ratified in the aftermath of the Civil War, “addresses many aspects of citizenship,” Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute notes. One of them addresses birthright, and it is contained in the first sentence of Section 1 of the amendment: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. Many people believe this passage makes it clear that anyone who is born in the United States, regardless of how it happens, is automatically a U.S. citizen. And that’s been U.S. policy since about the 1960s or 1970s. But there are some who believe the phrase “and subject to the jurisdiction thereof” makes it equally clear that if a mother is inside the U.S. illegally and is a non-citizen, they are not subject to U.S. jurisdiction, they are subject to the jurisdiction of their home countries (because they themselves are not U.S. citizens). Therefore, their offspring cannot be automatically deemed a citizen. In fact, at the time the amendment was authored, Sen. Jacob Howard of Michigan, who introduced the ‘jurisdiction’ language adopted within the amendment, made it clear that it should include “a full and complete jurisdiction,” “the same jurisdiction in extent and quality as applies to every citizen of the United States now.” Experts disagree on this point, but as conservative author, lawyer, and columnist Ann Coulter noted in a recent column, no one is more wrong about what subject of birthright citizenship than the talking heads on most cable news channels. Following POTUS Trump’s initial statement in an interview with “Axios on HBO” that he has been advised he could end birthright citizenship with an executive order, all of the usual Left-wing suspects who knew nothing about the amendment or its history beforehand waxed poetic about how the president was a dunderhead (again) and a constitutional no-nothing because hey, the 14th Amendment says otherwise and that’s all there is to it. (Related: POTUS Trump changes tactics on ending birthright citizenship and it’s a good thing.)
Two requirements for citizenship
But as Coulter notes, “Of course the president can end the citizenship of ‘anchor babies’ by executive order – for the simple reason that no Supreme Court or U.S. Congress ever conferred such a right.” Rather, she continued, “It’s just something everyone believes to be true.” Coulter, who helped craft immigration legislation as an aide to Sen. Spencer Abraham, R-Mich., in the mid-1990s, noted that the Supreme Court has never considered the 14th Amendment as granting automatic citizenship to babies born to parents in the country illegally. In fact, she points out that the high court has “repeatedly” found that the “main object” of the amendment “was to settle the question … as to the citizenship of free negroes,” making them “citizens of the United States and of the state in which they reside.” So, she adds, it’s simply a fiction to believe that the Constitution grants birthright citizenship under any and all circumstances. Coulter’s not the only constitutional expert who does not believe the 14th Amendment grants birthright citizenship. “There’s actually two requirements for automatic citizenship: You’ve got to be born on U.S. soil, and you have to be subject to the jurisdiction,” Prof. John Eastman, the Henry Salvatori professor of law and community service and former dean at Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law, told Fox News host Laura Ingraham last week. “And just read that last clause out of the Constitution as if it’s not there, or as if it means the same thing as being physically present here.”   Read the full article
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citizentruth-blog · 6 years ago
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Trump is Desperate as Midterm Elections Approach
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Trump is trying to ramp up support for Republicans as the country heads into the midterm election on Tuesday by fearmongering -- regardless of actual facts. They say that desperate times call for desperate measures -- and public, conspicuous appeals to nationalism and racism are hallmarks of desperation. These appeals have become a staple of President Donald Trump’s final effort to motivate his base to flock to the polls on Election Day. In late October, Trump announced his intention to send thousands of active-duty servicemembers to the southern border to head off a caravan of Central American migrants that the President has described as an “invasion.” The President has said that immigrants must not “come to our country illegally” although the United States is legally obligated to hear asylum claims of migrants – including the migrants in the caravan -- who reach the border and grant asylum to those migrants whose claims are found to be legitimate.
Immigration and Fearmongering
Trump has made unsubstantiated claims that there are “some very bad people” among the migrants as many people have criticized the move as a political act intended to stoke fears among his base that criminals are rushing the border which the President hopes will increase Republican turnout for the midterm elections. Jason Dempsey, a former Army infantry officer who now works as an adjunct senior fellow with the Center for a New American Security, said the deployment “is using the troops as props” and former President Barack Obama has called the move a “political stunt.” “They're telling us the single most grave threat to America is a bunch of poor, impoverished, broke, hungry refugees a thousand miles away,” said Obama during a campaign rally in Indiana for Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly. Donnelly is facing a tough challenge from Republican Mike Braun, former member of the Indiana House of Representatives. Both the Cook Report and RealClearPolitics rate the race as a toss-up. In another effort to gain an electoral advantage from the caravan, a 60-second ad paid for by Donald J. Trump for President attempted to link Luis Bracamontes, an undocumented Mexican immigrant convicted of the 2014 slayings of two Sacramento sheriff’s deputies, to the migrants fleeing Central America. Again, the President tries to paint the Central American migrants as criminals -- the ad says, “Dangerous illegal criminals like cop killer Luis Bracamontes don’t care about our laws.” This ad is an insensitive, divisive and racist tactic which many outlets have deemed too indecent to run. On Monday NBC said they would no longer show the ad after airing it during their “Sunday Night Football” broadcast featuring the Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots. Fox News also pulled the controversial Trump campaign ad. Marianne Gambelli, President of Advertising Sales for Fox News told CNN, “Upon further review, Fox News pulled the ad yesterday and it will not appear on either Fox News Channel or Fox Business Network.” CNN previously declined to air a version of the ad, saying on Twitter, "CNN has made it abundantly clear in its editorial coverage that this ad is racist. When presented with an opportunity to be paid to take a version of this ad, we declined. Those are the facts.” Clearly, the caravan of Central American migrants provided Trump the opportunity to throw his base some red meat and he could not decline. Still, the fear coming from the White House -- of what the midterm results may be -- must be intense. Why else make such an alarming campaign ad and announce a deployment of troops in anticipation of migrants who are weeks away from arriving at the southern border?
Birthright Citizenship
In what is surely another attempt to grab headlines to rile up his base, Trump has paired his direct, nationalistic and racist appeals using the migrant caravan with an announcement stating he was preparing an executive order to end birthright citizenship in the United States. “We’re the only country in the world where a person comes in and has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States for 85 years, with all of those benefits,” the President claimed. “It’s ridiculous. It’s ridiculous. And it has to end.” However, the United States is not the only country in the world which grants birthright citizenship. The Center for Immigration Studies says at least 30 countries, including the Canada and Mexico, automatically grant citizenship to any persons born within their borders. Retiring House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) told a Kentucky radio station it was ‘obvious’ that the President could not end birthright citizenship with an executive order, calling into question just how much support the White House could muster for the proposal. “You obviously cannot do that,” Ryan stated. “I’m a believer in following the plain text of the Constitution, and I think in this case, the 14th Amendment is pretty clear, and that would involve a very, very lengthy constitutional process.” Without a doubt, any proposal from Trump to end birthright citizenship would be met with legal challenges. Moreover, the consensus among legal scholars is the President lacks the power to unilaterally end birthright citizenship. Omar Jadwat, who has appeared in court to fight against the Administration’s Muslim Ban and is the director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Immigrant’s Rights Project, stated that Trump “cannot erase the Constitution with an executive order, and the 14th Amendment’s citizenship guarantee is clear.” Jadwat said the plan “is a transparent and blatantly unconstitutional attempt to sow division and fan the flames of anti-immigrant hatred in the days ahead of the midterms.” Not one to be discouraged by facts or experts, the Trump administration seems willing to engage in a tough court battle over its plan and Vice President Mike Pence offered his support for the possible legal fight: “We all cherish the language of the 14th Amendment, but the Supreme Court of the United States has never ruled on whether the language of the 14th Amendment -- ‘subject to the jurisdiction thereof’ -- applies specifically to people who are in the country illegally.” In a show of panic, Trump has framed his closing argument to the Republican party base in no uncertain terms: Show up to the polls on Election Day so the current administration can forge ahead with its plans to discriminate against, expel and keep out as many brown people as possible.   Read the full article
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cesarsantosjr · 6 years ago
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tyrras · 6 years ago
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Ty flips off Dump every day for 4 years #resist #maga #wontbeerased #transrights #operationfaithfulpatriot #bordercrisis #immigration #migrantcaravan #returnthechildren #asylumseekers #14thamendment #birthrightcitizenship #antisemitism #endwhitenationalism #proudboys #altright #qanon #patriot #magarally #magats #impeachtrump #thursdaythoughts #somanyreasons https://www.instagram.com/p/BppzroLB5Ch/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3atpifmkvhyv
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lokiluckiii · 6 years ago
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Trump's 'Anchor Baby' Executive Order
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backroombuzz · 6 years ago
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U.S. Law Proves Birthright Citizenship Should Be Revoked For Illegal Immigrant Babies
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There are a few ways that an immigrant who was granted "permanent residence" status, or an immigrant who became a naturalized citizen could get their status revoked by the United States. 
For the very same reasons, the 'Birthright citizenship' should not apply to illegal immigrants who have a child on U.S. soil. READ OUR REASONING HERE: http://bluepillsheep.com/u-s-law-proves-birthright-citizenship-revoked-illegal-immigrant-babies/
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