Donald Trump is doing his best to undo the 14th amendment and so many historians are said to be horrified about the matter.
One hundred and fifty-seven years back, the US chose to adopt the Constitutional amendment that guaranteed citizenship to those born on the country’s soil.
It is certainly one of the US bedrocks when it comes to equality and now that guarantee continues to be threatened.
The country’s head of state issued an immediate executive order on Monday night just a few hours into his presidency that was designed to end birthright citizenship in America.
Many people were quick to react to the news. More than 20 states and many pregnant females chose to sue the entire Trump administration for considering this while a federal judge in Seattle chose to block this order on a temporary basis.
So many activists across the nation ended up getting mobilized in an effort to combat this order.
Historians feel this just might be the start of an era they hope never arises. They see it as a challenge to America’s foundation pillars of equality and democracy in the US.
As per one expert, America is already a nation where most history law, and politics were corrupted by matters such as racism and xenophobia so birthright stands to be the sole equalizer.