
President Donald Trump issued two executive orders on Thursday intended to end birth tourism to the U.S. and narrow birthright citizenship.
The president signed the orders with his top aide, Stephen Miller, at his side at the White House in front of reporters.
‘What that means is that no one in the world is anymore allowed to obtain a visa for this fraudulent purpose.’
Miller explained that the first order would “expand the definitions of people who were ineligible for birthright citizenship” in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that kept the policy active.
Those who are newly excluded from birthright citizenship include “alien enemies of the United States, members of foreign terrorist organizations, and large categories of people who lobby and act on behalf of foreign governments.”
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