The Independent View: Republican Senator to Introduce Legislation to End Birthright Citizenship

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Tuesday said that he will Introduce Legislation to End Birthright Citizenship after President Trump suggested he wanted to do so through an Executive Order. "Finally, a president willing to take on this absurd policy of birthright citizenship. I’ve always supported comprehensive immigration reform — and at the same time — the elimination of birthright citizenship," Graham said in a string of tweets. He added that he Plans "to introduce legislation along the same lines as the proposed executive order" from Trump. Congress is out of Session until Nov. 13th.

If Graham is going to propose Legislation to Amend the Constitution, his Bill would need to Win over not only Two-Thirds Majorities in Congress, but also be Ratified by Three-Quarters of the States.

His announcement comes hours after Trump said in an Interview Tuesday that he will Sign an Executive Order intended to End the Practice of Birthright Citizenship. "It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment. Guess what? You don't," Trump said during an interview with Axios. "You can definitely do it with an act of Congress. But now they're saying I can do it just with an executive order," the President added, before stating Incorrectly: "We're the only country in the world where a person comes in and has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States ... with all of those benefits."

The move would spark an Uphill Court Battle and pave the way for a Showdown at the Supreme Court over the 14th Amendment, which States that all persons "born or naturalized in the United States" are "citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."

Democrats and Progressive Groups immediately panned Trump's Comments as a Distraction with a Week to go until the Midterm Election. The President has increasingly leaned into Hardline Immigration Rhetoric as he tries to fire his Base to Vote next Week. "This is a blatantly unconstitutional attempt to fan the flames of anti-immigrant hatred in the days ahead of the midterms. The 14th Amendment’s citizenship guarantee is clear. You can’t erase the Constitution with an executive order," the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said in a tweet.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) added that Voters shouldn't take the "Bait." "He’ll say anything before the election. Don’t take the bait. Focus on ending the hate. Hug a kid. Be nice to someone you don’t know or agree with. And vote. Please vote," Klobuchar added.

This is an Opportunity for the Supreme Court to review the Issue. The current question is: Does an Illegal Immigrant who has a Baby on U.S. Soil Covered by the 14th Amendment?

Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.