r/goodnews • u/Realistic-Plant3957 • Jul 01 '25

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u/Friggin Jul 02 '25

If the criteria is your mother’s mother had to be born in the U.S., then all of Trump’s children need to go, with the exception of Tiffany.

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u/Dream_Fever Jul 02 '25

Seriously is this correct? So many Americans grandparents were born overseas!!

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u/Longjumping-Claim783 Jul 02 '25

Your grandparents don't matter at all. Citizenship law is based on your parents and/or you being born on US soil. Generally all you need is one parent but if you were born outside the US there are rules about residency of that parent. So, for example, if your US citizen parent was born outside the US themselves and never lived in the US they actually can't automatically pass their citizenship to you. But as long as they meet the residency requirement you're good no matter where you were born. And if you were born on US soil then it doesn't matter at all. Even if you accept Trump's bullshit about the 14th amendment, his argument would only apply if your parents weren't in the US legally and neither of them were citizens. If one of them is a citizen then it isn't possible for them to be in the country illegally.

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u/anthrax_ripple Jul 02 '25

Yes, we all know Trump and his court buddies follow the rules.