Washington: The next US President Donald Trump is working on such a plan, which may cause trouble for millions of Indians. If Trump succeeds in his plan, it will be no less than a disaster for these Indians who have acquired citizenship on the basis of birth in America. In fact, Donald Trump has said that after taking the oath of the presidency, he will end the constitutional provision of American citizenship based on birth. According to a statistic, the number of people who have acquired citizenship on the basis of birth in America is 1600000. Although Trump did not say where the people affected by his changes will go? What option will be open to them?
Donald Trump has made it clear that when he takes the oath of office on January 20, 2025, the process of ending citizenship based on birth will be started. A number of changes may be required to change this constitutional provision. Donald Trump said in NBC’s Meet the Press that he is going to end this provision. Let us tell you that some American experts also advocate to abolish the provision of citizenship based on birth. They say that only for this reason many people cross the border and enter America. This rule is being misused a lot.
What will be the effect on 16 lakh Indians?
According to information, there are 16 lakh Indians in America who have acquired American citizenship on the basis of birth. Now the question arises that if Trump sticks to his announcement, what will happen to the millions of Indian-American citizens living there? However, Trump has not yet specified the period of implementation if birth-based citizenship is abolished. Whether all such citizens will be covered or it will come into effect after the change or from the date of change. However, experts say that it will not be an easy task for Trump to implement this decision. Due to this, many obstacles have to be overcome.
14th Constitutional Amendment
About 150 years ago, an important amendment was made to the US Constitution. It provided for the acquisition of US citizenship by birth. Its main purpose was to grant citizenship to people who had come here decades ago and whose children were born here. It clearly stated that all people who were born on American soil would be citizens of this country. . Even after Trump’s announcement, constitutional experts are not sure about it. They say that for this the constitution will have to be amended which is not an easy task.
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