Trump Signs Executive Order to Block Birth Tourism, Reigniting 'Invalidity' Controversy

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U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to block acquiring citizenship through birth tourism. The move is seen as an effort to maintain hardline anti-immigration policies and rally his base.

Our Washington correspondent, Jeon Byeong-nam, has more.

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According to the executive order signed by President Trump, children born in the United States to parents who entered on tourist or student visas rather than for immigration purposes will not receive citizenship.

Additionally, birthright citizenship will not be granted to children of foreign diplomatic staff stationed in the United States, individuals belonging to U.S. government-designated terrorist organizations, or those from adversarial nations.

Trump also ordered the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security to launch strong, large-scale crackdowns.

[Donald Trump / U.S. President : This measure will give us the authority to crack down much more strongly.]

Earlier, upon beginning his second term, Trump sought to collectively strip birthright citizenship from children of undocumented and temporary residents. However, in late June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional, stating that under the 14th Amendment, citizenship must be automatically granted to children born on U.S. soil.

This is interpreted as a measure to maintain policy continuity after the executive order banning birthright citizenship hit a roadblock at the Supreme Court.

[Donald Trump / U.S. President : The Supreme Court issued a very regrettable ruling regarding birthright citizenship. The nation is suffering, and we will end this in a different way.]

While the White House maintains that the new executive order is not unconstitutional because it merely expands the conditions permitting citizenship revocation under existing laws, U.S. media outlets predict that lawsuits seeking to invalidate it will follow once again.

As analyses suggest this is an attempt to rally supporters with hardline anti-immigration policies ahead of the November midterm elections, some interpret the move as targeting China, given that Trump has frequently criticized wealthy Chinese individuals for acquiring citizenship through birth tourism.

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