Washington D.C., Nov 1, 2018 / 15:44 pm
A plan floated by President Donald Trump to end "birthright citizenship" through an executive order is likely unconstitutional, according to a law professor at The Catholic University of America.
"This idea that you can pass this kind of a fundamental change to the Constitution through the signing of a pen...does not comport with the Constitution," CUA law professor Stacy Brustin told CNA.
In a recent interview with news site Axios, Trump said that the U.S. is "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," according to an Oct. 30 Axios report.
"It's ridiculous. It's ridiculous. And it has to end," Trump added.