Trump signs executive orders to curb birthright citizenship and ‘birth tourism’

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President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday trying to restrict birthright citizenship and so-called “birth tourism.”

“We had a very unfortunate decision in the Supreme Court concerning birthright,” Trump told reporters on Thursday at the White House. “So we’re making adjustments because it’s very unfair.”

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