House Republican introduces Birthright Citizenship Clarification Act to codify Trump executive order

Freshman House Rep.

John McGuire (R-Va.) on Thursday introduced the Birthright Citizenship Clarification Act to codify President Trump’s executive order seeking to limit birthright citizenship by striking down the jus soli or “right of the soil” legal principle that grants citizenship to anyone born within a nation's territory.

McGuire’s bill comes days after the Supreme Court ruled that...