In front of the US Congress elections, President Trump exacerbated the rate against migrants. He wants to prevent the babies of immigrants by birth in the U.S. is automatically an American citizen.
Pregnant immigrant from Honduras in Texas (archive image)
Shortly before the congressional elections in the United States US President, Donald Trump has announced a far-reaching Change in the citizenship law – as a Signal of being tough on illegal migrants. “We are the only country in the world where someone arrives, gets a Baby – and this Baby is a U.S. citizen for 85 years, with all the associated advantages,” Trump said in a Video Interview with the news service, Axios. “This is ridiculous. And this has to stop.”
Lie of the Trump
Contrary to Trump’s claims are not the USA but far from the only country in the world, in which this principle applies. More than two dozen other countries also have such a provision in the citizenship law, including in Canada, or in a more limited Form, also in Germany.
Shows hardness: U.S. President Donald Trump
In Germany, the birthplace principle applies, since 2000, in addition, however, under strict conditions. After that, children of foreign parents can get on with their birth in Germany, in addition to their nationality, the Germans. Prerequisite: at Least one parent must stay for eight years legally in the country and a permanent residence.
Heating up before the elections
It is unclear whether trump’s project has a view to the implementation or choice of combat maneuvers. In the USA, the place of birth principle is enshrined in the Constitution, in the 14th century. Additional article – but without the restrictions. It says: “All persons born in the United States, or naturalized, and of their legal jurisdiction, are citizens of the United States.”
There are US lawyers who think that this Passage would be by a presidential decree “specify”. In any case, the Trumps should push for legal and political Controversy. The US President was still safely have a Change to get you through this. “It is in progress. It will come with a presidential decree.”
Trump had already advertised in the election campaign for the presidential election in 2016 for a move away from the place of birth principle and complains that the scheme was the biggest Magnet for illegal immigration. The US President has brought in his tenure, drastic tightening in migration policy. Among his followers he scores has always been a hard line towards immigrants.
Despite Trump in the United States: migrants from Central America on the way to the North
For days about threatening and he rumbles violently against a trek of Thousands of migrants from Central America, the March on the United States and has sent so soldiers on the border. The new push comes just a few days before the important congressional elections in the United States, the on 6. November is pending. Trump is the Republicans threatened with the loss of the majority in the house of representatives. The US President seeks to mobilize his supporters – what the immigration issue is in his camp. Whether his idea will go on the election day, must show.
Trump makes fun
At his home station, Fox News, Trump laid out his plans for deterrence, the Central American refugees: the construction of tent cities on the border. “If you apply for asylum, we will hold you until your procedure is taking place,” said Trump. “We will be tent to build cities, we build tents.” The United States would not build for “hundreds of millions of dollars” solid building, but “very nice” tents set up. The refugees would be detained for the duration of their asylum procedure in the tent cities, said the US President. Such an approach will ensure that no one could dive and much less people from Central America are coming from.
cgn/uh (afp, dpa)