Proponents of Birthright Citizenship Can’t Have It Both Ways

As most of my readers know, I am not a huge fan of President Donald Trump. This, of course, doesn’t mean that I prefer Joe Biden or Kamala Harris or any other Democrat to Trump. I, in fact, loathe Biden and Harris much more than the Reason staffers who voted for them in 2020 and 2024.

I have always praised Trump when he gets things right (most recently, see here and here). And on the subject of “birthright citizenship,” Trump gets things right. We don’t have to agree with all of Trump’s immigrat...