President Trump walks from the Oval Office to Marine One to depart from the South Lawn of the White House on Friday. Trump’s comments to Axios were cheered Tuesday by some fellow Republicans, including Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), who has long sought to end birthright citizenship. The most cited Supreme Court decision in the area is the 1898 case United States v. Wong Kim Ark. The United States and Canada are the only two “developed” countries, as defined by the International Monetary Fund, that have unrestricted birthright citizenship laws. Among those criticizing Trump’s planned executive order ending birthright citizenship was conservative commentator Bill Kristol, editor at large of the Weekly Standard.

Source: Washington Post October 30, 2018 10:14 UTC