During his first term, the Supreme Court halted his earlier effort to abolish the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Trump intends to revoke birthright citizenship with an executive order on his first day in office. Regardless of the immigration status of their parents.
Everybody born in the United States is granted citizenship under the policy, which has its roots in the 14th Amendment of the Constitution and was supported by a Supreme Court ruling in 1898.
Trump recognized the possibility of legal challenges and hinted that a constitutional change would be necessary.
We may need to return to the people. But we must put a stop to it,” he said. Significant financial resources would be needed to put these policies into action.
Deporting all undocumented immigrants would cost $88 billion a year, according to the American Immigration Council.
