The idea to stop the practice of obtaining citizenship under the law of the soil in the USA, t. born on American territory, long and hard, but still unsuccessfully, pushed Congressman Rep. from Iowa, Republican Steve King. He is known in the States for his racist remarks.. Probably it was for his initiative that the incumbent President Donald Trump, who announced this week that he intends to sign a decree that would abolish the right for children of foreigners - migrants, refugees or those involved in "baby tourism", to get American citizenship just Based on the fact that they were born in the USA. The author of the current political step of the head of the Oval Office names the portal BuzzFeed News. As the newspaper writes, King presented his bill on the termination of the 14th amendment to the constitution with a 150-year history at each congress, starting in 2011.. The last time he submitted it in March 2017, the article says. It is noted that the idea of ??a congressman every year was supported by an increasing number of his Republican colleagues in the US Congress.. According to Axios, Trump said that he was "all told" about the need for a constitutional amendment to make a decision on the abolition of citizenship by right of birth. At the same time, the president did not speak with whom he could discuss this step.. However, according to BuzzFeed, Trump recently met with King at the White House..

A congressman in 2015 wrote a column titled "Suspension of citizenship by birth does not require a constitutional amendment". And on Tuesday, October 30, King called citizenship by birth a “historical mistake” and said that the new measures proposed by Trump could destroy the “hideous tourist industry of childbirth” and put an end to “anchor babies”, as they are called in the US. Recall that the memorable amendment of 1868. , thanks to the “anchor children”, whole families can legally “fix” in the United States.