Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) proposed an amendment on Thursday to “protect United States citizenship” and end birthright citizenship automatically granted to citizens born in the country as stipulated in the 14th Amendment.
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In announcing his proposed amendment, Paul agreed with Trump that such children should not be considered natural citizens of the U.S., and that it was not the intention of “those who wrote the 14th Amendment.”
“Under current interpretations of American law, anyone born on American soil automatically becomes a U.S. citizen, regardless of whether the parent was here legally or not,” Paul said in a press release issued by his office. “This is wrong and not at all the intent of those who wrote the 14th Amendment.”
The 14th Amendment was ratified on July 9, 1868, in response to the Civil War. It codified in the Constitution that rights and liberties enshrined in the Constitution also applied to former slaves, including U.S. citizenship.
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“I have supported protecting birthright citizenship from abuse since the beginning of my tenure in the Senate, when I cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011, and now I am proposing an amendment to protect United States citizenship in case the Supreme Court fails to address this issue correctly,” he said.
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