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This resolution strongly condemns President Donald Trump's hypothetical executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship, which is currently protected by the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution. The resolution highlights that birthright citizenship has been in place for over 150 years and grants automatic U.S. citizenship to babies born in the country, regardless of their parents' immigration status. It cites research from the Pew Center indicating that 1.3 million U.S.-born adults living with their parents were born to undocumented immigrants, and estimates that ending birthright citizenship could increase the unauthorized population by 4.7 million people by 2050. The resolution notes that over thirty countries worldwide allow birthright citizenship and that twenty-two state Attorneys General have filed lawsuits against attempts to ban this practice. Ultimately, the resolution formally condemns the proposed executive order as both illegal and immoral, and directs the Secretary of State to transmit certified copies of the resolution to President Trump and Rhode Island's Congressional Delegation.

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