Trump’s executive order, which he signed Monday states people born in the U.S. are not citizens if their “mother was unlawfully present in the United States and the father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person’s birth,” or if the mother was in the U.S. on a “lawful but temporary” basis—like a student, tourist or work visa—and the father isn’t a citizen or “lawful permanent resident.”
It seems to me that the only way to enforce this would be to use DNA testing prior to or immediately following the birth. Under both examples it is specifically states that the father is not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person’s birth. So, foreign national in the US (legally or not) gives birth in the US. DNA tests identify the father as a citizen or permanent resident. If the father meets this standard, he should be forced to support said child until the age of 18 in order to maintain citizenship. This obligation should be enforced by an organization of the federal government because it is the giver of citizenship. Proven fathers who refuse to accept this obligation should be charged with child neglect and endangerment in Federal court.
If the father is not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person’s birth, all three are sent back to their country of origin.
I am not saying I agree with this, only that it seems like the only way to legitimately apply the order as it is written. Honestly, I think this whole thing is BS because no sitting president has the authority to override the Constitution.
Does anyone really believe this is going to make a significant change? Sure, it should stop birth tourism which is really a small percentage of births. Otherwise noncitizen women will just become more selective about who they choose to have unprotected sex with.
We all know that we have a national problem with unplanned and unwanted pregnancies and absentee fathers. With abortion all but illegal now in most states, this problem will explode. Young people are often careless or uneducated about birth control. Most of us know someone who now has a child or grandchild because proper precautions were not taken. Or someone who doesn’t have child or grandchild because abortion was an option.
Now, pretend that you are a female foreign national legally visiting the US. For whatever reason you are afraid to return to your native country. What is your easiest option? Find a willing partner, ditch the birth control, have sex until the desired outcome is achieved, pregnancy.
Now, pretend you are the young male in the situation. You don’t want a baby, not now, maybe in a few years but not now. Abortion is no longer an option, so you are going to have a baby. Because your baby momma is a foreign national, it won’t be so easy to walk away and say “sorry, not my problem” as it was when Mary Lou down the block got knocked up.
Educate your child and grandchildren about birth control and safe sex practices.
