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In reply to the discussion: "Excluding Indians": Trump admin questions Native Americans' birthright citizenship in court [View all]bdamomma
(67,219 posts)40. You know Solly
His day is coming, evil cannot win. And we cannot let fellow Americans who have not a thing wrong to be rounded up. We are NOT Germany.
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"Excluding Indians": Trump admin questions Native Americans' birthright citizenship in court [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Thursday
OP
Not even three days in office and Trump has already created more chaos than he did his entire first term.
sop
Thursday
#29
Yes, it's absolutely ridiculous. Native Americans, the indigenous people here should sit in judgement...
brush
Thursday
#56
So their argument is "they changed the wording, so it must mean the same as the old wording"
muriel_volestrangler
Thursday
#2
They're going back to the 1866 Civil Rights Act and the groundwork of the 14th Amendment, which excluded Native American
LeftInTX
Thursday
#49
I hope it makes sense. They're trying to argue that people born to non-citizens are non-citizens.
LeftInTX
Thursday
#52
The heritage foundation lawyer was trying to make an argument why he thinks non-citizens
LeftInTX
Friday
#78
On June 2, 1924, Congress enacted the Indian Citizenship Act, which granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in
LetMyPeopleVote
Friday
#95
Seems to me that if undocumented immigrants aren't subject to the jurisdiction of the United States...
AZSkiffyGeek
Friday
#97
I would not stop them also-the white man took their land and have the nerve to treat them
Stargazer99
Thursday
#69
My mind is running through all the scenes of the most violent "Indian" attacks on racist white characters
hlthe2b
Thursday
#5
Still calling native peoples "Indians." And "who wants to pay 40,000 to bury a Mexican"? He is a domestic terrorist.
Evolve Dammit
Thursday
#24
I'm sick over all the people he is harming, and all the people he will harm as time goes by.
Solly Mack
Thursday
#39
Insane. What is his point. Native Americans are NATIVE. Here before any other race.
Fla Dem
Thursday
#32
Under Trump, Native Americans aren't Americans. No wonder he's an Andrew Jackson fan.
surfered
Thursday
#38
Pretty sure Native Americans already know they aren't "citizens" and never have been.
malthaussen
Thursday
#44
Native Americans have been citizens since 1924, under a law signed by Calvin Coolidge:
Liberty Belle
Friday
#77
So, Trump is declaring that Native Americans are NOT US citizens?? Is this what he is saying?
riversedge
Thursday
#47
Yes! This was likely someone trying to justify that children born to non citizens were not granted citizenship by the
LeftInTX
Thursday
#67
Are all natural born children American citizens? No... there is one exception. Children of diplomats.
Norrrm
Thursday
#60
Maybe Rump is trying to get in Kristi Noem's pants. As far as I know, the puppy killer is still banned from seven out of
LaMouffette
Thursday
#61
When they're here in the US they are not subject to a foreign power unless they are working here for said foreign power.
cstanleytech
Thursday
#62
I know that, thanks. Just pointing out that the person calling them Indians is an ignoramus.
Sparky 1
Friday
#85
He's citing old laws against Native Americans to justify Trump's EO against non-citizens.
LeftInTX
Friday
#82
"The Salon article fails to mention that Native Americans were granted full citizenship in 1924
BumRushDaShow
Friday
#87
The legal justification for TFG's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order is sad and wrong
LetMyPeopleVote
Friday
#96