Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order challenging birthright citizenship, a constitutional right granted to anyone born in the United States. This move seeks to abolish a century-old legal precedent, citing an 1884 case related to Native American tribes. Civil rights activist Ted Hayes weighs in, explaining that the 14th Amendment was originally designed to grant citizenship to formerly enslaved individuals, not to establish universal birthright citizenship as it is understood today. Watch to learn more about this heated political debate and its potential impact on U.S. law.
Follow the show at heyletstalkaboutit.com and Ted Hayes at tedhayse.us for more updates.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order challenging birthright citizenship, a constitutional right granted to anyone born in the United States. This move seeks to abolish a century-old legal precedent, citing an 1884 case related to Native American tribes. Civil rights activist Ted Hayes weighs in, explaining that the 14th Amendment was originally designed to grant citizenship to formerly enslaved individuals, not to establish universal birthright citizenship as it is understood today. Watch to learn more about this heated political debate and its potential impact on U.S. law.
Follow the show at heyletstalkaboutit.com and Ted Hayes at tedhayse.us for more updates.
