David Bier, Cato Institute Director of Immigration Studies, states, “But if you don't have a passport according to this order, you don't have proof of citizenship. Your birth certificate isn't enough.

The 14th Amendment overturned the 1857 decision that denied citizenship to Black people. Scholars say President Trump’s proposal betrays that history.

A federal judge Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order outlawing birthright citizenship —the policy automatically giving citizenship to anyone born in the U.S.—and declared it “blatantly unconstitutional,” as legal experts widely believe the president does not have the power to change the policy on his own.