Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, the first Asian American elected to statewide office in Connecticut, is among 23 Democratic attorneys general likely to challenge the incoming Trump administration on various issues. Trump has vowed to end birthright citizenship on his first day in office, setting the stage for legal battles. Tong, who emigrated from China, emphasizes the American Dream as he anticipates fighting for rights on immigration, LGBTQ+ issues, environmental policy, and abortion, mirroring the resistance seen during Trump's first term.
The son of immigrants is among 23 Democratic attorneys general likely to be regularly suing the incoming Trump administration over contentious policies.He is the first member of his family to have been born on U.S. soil and is the first Asian American to be elected to statewide office in Connecticut.
The vast majority of legal scholars think there is no genuine legal dispute over the guarantee of birthright citizenship as enshrined in the Constitution’s 14th Amendment. At least one parent would need to be a citizen or legal resident for a child to receive birthright citizenship, Trump said in a video announcing the plan last year. He indicated the policy would not apply retroactively.
Conservatives have embraced the idea of declaring the act of migrants crossing the southern border as a form of invasion — a move that could have them treated more like enemy combatants than migrants. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has A declaration along those lines by Trump could be used to defend a policy seeking to end automatic birthright citizenship, an approach Judge Ho He said that “birthright citizenship obviously doesn’t apply in case of war or invasion.
From Tong’s perspective, any limitation on birthright citizenship would be a violation of the 14th Amendment.
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