nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20181103-111634-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 181103s2018||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20181103-111634-0 doi eng 342 23 Mathews, Jud Author aut Birthright Citizenship and Presidential Power Mathews, Jud Verfassungsblog 2018-11-03 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The Halloween season is traditionally a time for scares and surprises in the United States. This year, President Trump got in on the act, floating a truly shocking idea on October 30. In an interview with Axios, the President declared that he intended to sign an executive order ending birthright citizenship in the United States. Before diving into the law, it is worth pausing to consider what a  breathtaking idea it is that the President could unilaterally determine who counts as a citizen. funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Birthright Citizenship Citizenship Donald Trump Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/birthright-citizenship-and-presidential-power/ raw object