American by birth? Congratulations! But maybe have your papers ready.

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Source: Kansas Reflector

American by birth? Congratulations! But maybe have your papers ready.

Max McCoy
December 15, 2024 3:33 am

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I’ve been thinking about Napoleon and the other first white children of Kansas because President-elect Donald “Windrip” Trump promised in an interview last weekend to end birthright citizenship for newborns as part of his mass deportation plan for immigrants.

Trump said he would seek to repeal birthright citizenship by executive order. He is also considering removing immediate family members of the deported, even though some may be U.S. citizens, to keep families together.

Believe him, because he’s packing his administration with the Macgoblins lined up to do it. He’s announced Stephen Miller — you remember, he’s the guy who looks like he’s sweating to beat Indiana Jones to the Ark of the Covenant — as chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser. Miller said a few days ago mass deportations would be the top priority from the first day of Trump’s new administration.

While legal scholars doubt Trump can actually end birthright citizenship because of the pesky 14thAmendment to the Constitution, I’m not so sure. Trump’s loyalists seem to care little for the rule of law, and some of those loyalists are on the Supreme Court.

Bias, if not outright racism, has always played a part in our national memory. ...

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Read more: https://kansasreflector.com/2024/12/15/american-by-birth-congratulations-but-maybe-have-your-papers-ready/

Alternate link: https://news.yahoo.com/news/american-birth-congratulations-maybe-papers-093340010.html

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The article is long, and it goes deeply into Kansas history and race. It goes on to warn, that non-white citizens should keep their papers handy.