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Podcast: The Andrew Branca Show
Episode: The BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP LIE Exposed!
Description: On the day of his inauguration Trump signed an Executive Order titled "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship."Â This order has been widely reported as "overturning" the "long-standing" doctrine of so-called "birthright citizenship"--the notion that anyone born on American soil is automatically an American citizen as a result. The major foundation for this mistaken claim is the 14th Amendment.In fact, America in general and the 14th Amendment in particular has never recognized or created any such concept of "birthright" citizenship, and Trump's Executive Order merely recognizes that legal and political reality. Â Se...