Birthright Citizenship: A Sideshow to a Bigger Debate The latest salvo in Donald Trump's long running battle against birthright citizenship has landed, and as usual, it's more about optics than substance.
The president's new executive orders aim to curb "birth tourism," the practice of pregnant mothers traveling to the US to give birth and secure citizenship for their child.
This controversy revolves around a relatively small but contentious issue: how many people are truly taking advantage of birthright citizenship by exploiting lax US immigration laws?