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The law is clear on birthright citizenship. Can Trump end it anyway?

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The Constitution guarantees citizenship to nearly everyone born in the US .

Under a longstanding interpretation of the Constitution , children born in US automatically become US citizens.

Trump has promised to end birthright citizenship on day one of his first term in office.

The executive order would almost certainly be challenged in court.

Birthright citizenship has served as an “engine of integration” for immigrant populations in the US , Motomura said.

Ending it would also undermine America ’s cultural identity as an "inclusive immigrant society," he said.

“I can’t predict what any court will actually do, but I think the historical record is so clear”.