An Executive Order (EO) issued by President Trump denying automatic citizenship to children of illegal migrants and subsequently blocked temporarily by a federal judge on claimed constitutional grounds will likely wind up in the U.S. Supreme Court for final resolution.

The controversy presents complicated ideological and legal conflicts and questions that cut to the heart and soul of our nation’s founding principles and core values.

By way of framing key arguments, Trump’s executive order asserts that children born to parents without legal status in the U.S. are not subject to U.S. jurisdiction and are, therefore, not entitled to U.S. citizenship.

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