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Sagen Sie dem Kongress: Schützen Sie das Geburtsrecht auf Staatsbürgerschaft
Trumps Executive Order, mit der das Geburtsrecht auf Staatsbürgerschaft abgeschafft werden soll, würde Millionen von in diesem Land geborenen Menschen gefährden und die Bedeutung des Amerikaner-Seins dauerhaft verändern.
Der 14. Zusatzartikel zur US-Verfassung ist eindeutig – und Rechtsexperten sagen, Trump müsste wahrscheinlich eine Verfassungsänderung durch den Kongress bringen, um ihn außer Kraft zu setzen.
Der Kongress muss einschreiten und sich weigern, Trump dabei zu helfen, unsere Verfassung zu zerstören. Wir fordern Sie dringend auf, das Geburtsrecht und unseren 14. Verfassungszusatz noch heute zu schützen.
President Trump – who has sworn an oath to “preserve, protect, and defend” our Constitution – is illegally trying to shred one of its most important guarantees of equal rights: the 14th Amendment.
His executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship would endanger millions of people born in this country and permanently reshape what it means to be an American. Common Cause is evaluating our legal options to respond – because we simply can’t let this stand.
The good news is no president, including Trump, can override an official, ratified part of the U.S. Constitution. But the bad news is this fact won’t stop them from trying, and in doing so, striking fear for millions of our neighbors that they’ll be condemned to permanent second-class status.
Combined with his plan to deport thousands of families and community members in the first week of his administration, Trump’s already made clear that he’s beginning his presidency by forcing American immigrants into hiding and denying us all the multi-racial democracy and safe neighborhoods we deserve.
The 14th Amendment is clear – and legal experts say Trump would likely need to pass a constitutional amendment to overrule it. But Trump and his cronies in Congress know they can’t do that, so they’re desperately searching for any way around our checks and balances.
If you agree we can’t let that happen, join us in urging Congress to protect birthright citizenship – and REJECT this blatant attempt to divide our communities and attack our constitutional rights.