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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/us/politics/birthright-citizenship-asian-immigrants.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XlA.XNmG.WXYhqhbLNOwX&smid=url-share

Ending Birthright Citizenship Would Disproportionately Affect Asian Legal Immigrants

A new study found that an end to universal birthright citizenship would disproportionately affect babies born to Asian parents.

The New York Times

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Syphilia Morgenstierne 2d ago

@SharonCrockett Thanks for sharing the article.

I don't think the aim is to throw all these future "illegals" out of the US. I think the real aim is to secure the continuation of an underclass that can be arbitrarily harassed and people who'll have to take underpaid & insecure jobs and die without any social security.

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Sharon 🤦🏾‍♀️ Persists 2d ago

@syphilia Yes, and furthermore, from Trump's perspective, he wants to disenfranchise these "children" of non-citizens because he thinks they vote "Democrat". This is, of course, untrue, as voters who were born in the US of non-citizen parents are not necessarily in one party or the other. In fact, there were quite a few Asian Americans who supported Trump, for instance (I hope they regret it now...).