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Trump signs decrees to limit birthright citizenship

President Trump has signed new decrees aimed at restricting birthright citizenship and combating birth tourism.

Trump signs decrees to limit birthright citizenship
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President Trump has recently signed two presidential decrees intended to limit birthright citizenship in the United States. These measures specifically target the issue of birth tourism, where parents have their children born in the United States to obtain citizenship.

Currently, almost all children born in the United States automatically receive U.S. citizenship, regardless of their parents' nationality or residency status. With these new proposals, Trump seeks to revise the regulations surrounding this birthright.

The new proposals are also an attempt to circumvent a Supreme Court ruling from late June, which has an impact on the current citizenship policy in the United States.