When President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to eliminate birthright citizenship, he immediately drew fierce backlash from constitutional scholars and immigration attorneys. The reason was simple: birthright citizenship is explicitly protected in the 14th Amendment, adopted in 1868, which states, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the Read More…
Day: December 3, 2025
Revengeful Politics Are Dangerously Obvious
Trump removes the ‘permanent ink’ from ‘permanent resident’ Trump removes the ‘permanent’ from ‘permanent resident’ | Perspective© Newsweek illustration/Getty Images On Thanksgiving weekend in Washington, the script felt grimly familiar. After 9/11, Congress ordered a biometric “entry-exit” system for foreign visitors that never fully materialized but expanded fingerprinting and face scans at airports over the next Read More…
THE CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST- Melania Trump’s immigration lawyer responds to new citizenship bill
A new proposal to eliminate dual citizenship for Americans—legislation that could directly affect First Lady Melania Trump and her son, Barron—has drawn criticism from a prominent immigration attorney who previously represented the first lady. In an exclusive interview with Newsweek, Michael Wildes questioned both the premise and the practicality of Moreno’s proposal Why It Matters Senator Read More…





