What President Trump plans to change about birthright citizenship is a mystery. But his comment to a reporter on the subject sent the commentariat into a tizzy.

Some raised valid constitutional and legal objections. As House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., noted, “you cannot end birthright citizenship with an executive order,” and the Constitution does, broadly, prescribe citizenship for babies born in the U.S.

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