Some Background Reading On Birthright Citizenship

President Donald Trump speaks to an overflow crowd at a rally at Southern Illinois Airport in Murphysboro, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

October 30, 2018 9:52 a.m.

When news broke Tuesday morning that Donald Trump hopes to end birthright citizenship through an executive order, the plan had a familiar ring. The President talked a lot about such a plan on the campaign trail. But he wasn't the first....

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