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What Clarence Thomas Thinks About the 14th Amendment as Trump Seeks Changes

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Conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has earlier expressed approval for the citizenship clause in the U.S. Constitution. The clause serves as the foundation for birthright citizenship , which President Donald Trump is difficult when taken up by the Supreme Court . Why It Matters The ability of individuals born in the U.S. to assert their American citizenship has been an essential right for more than a century. Should the Supreme Court's conservative majority overturn this right, it would permit the Trump administration to remove the offspring of undocumented immigrants. https://5.180.24.3/ requested email comments from Justice Thomas' office on Friday. What To Know On his inauguration day for a second term, President Trump issued an executive order instructing federal agencies not to provide birthright citizenship documents unless at least one of the baby’s parents was either a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent r...