President Donald Trump said that it would be “devastating” if the U.S. Supreme Court decided to rule against his January order that blocks automatic birthright citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants, adding that the United States can’t afford it.
Trump told Politico in a video interview released on Tuesday that it “would be a devastating decision if we lose that case” because the United States “cannot afford to house tens of millions of people” who were automatically granted citizenship even though their parents were illegal immigrants.
The president said that the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which was ratified in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War, was meant for the “babies of slaves.”…
Trump: ‘Devastating’ If Supreme Court Rules Against Birthright Citizenship Order
