Trump Is Ambitious, But Will Not Be Able To End Birthright Citizenship On Day 1

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said that he plans to end the United States’ ‘birthright citizenship‘, making changes in the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. The Republican’s decision will take away rights of people who are born to parents in the US without valid documents.

Only hours later, Trump’s incoming White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser Stephen Miller said that the administration will begin mass deportations of undocumented immigrants on Day 1.

“The president is going to get his agenda enacted through Congress, and it will be historic,” Miller told Fox News on Sunday.

Ending birthright citizenships is one of the many ‘Day 1’ promises made by Trump. “I think you have to do it,” Trump said. “It’s a very tough thing to do. It’s — but you have to have, you know, you have rules, regulations, laws. They came in illegally. You know, the people that have been treated very unfairly are the people that have been on line for 10 years to come into the country.”

However, making changes to the 14th amendment might not be possible on Day 1. Trump is expected to face strong opposition from Democrats.

Amendments to the US Constitution require a complex and lengthy process, including a two-thirds majority in both the House and Senate or a constitutional convention called by two-thirds of state legislatures, followed by ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures.

Incoming Senate Republican leader John Thune has already begun working on a package that centers on border security.

“This is something that Republicans have been talking about for decades, but with Donald Trump this is something that’s going to happen,” Miller said. “It’ll be the most important and significant … policy achievement in half a century.”