Trump signs executive orders targeting birth tourism, birthright citizenship

Following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned President Donald Trump’s executive order banning birthright citizenship, the president is taking another stab at curbing the practice through a pair of executive orders.

Trump signed the latest executive orders Thursday afternoon, targeting birth tourism, diplomats, and enemies of the U.S. from taking advantage of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment.

The president has been critical of birthright citizenship and birth tourism, arguing that the amendment was meant to ensure children born of enslaved people were entitled to citizenship, not bad actors who enter the U.S. illegally or purposefully to have a child here.

“They promise citizenship; access to public benefits; and short-term stays in specialized facilities, hotels, or rentals, but often fail to deliver on these promises. These operators coach their clients to misrepresent the purpose and duration of their travel to consular and border officials to ob...