I need an explaination about birthright citizenship.

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21. One American parent is sufficient under current order

This order is poorly drafted but it is clear that if one parent is a US Citizen, then the child is a US citizen. This is from the poorly drafted executive order. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-the-meaning-and-value-of-american-citizenship/

the privilege of United States citizenship does not automatically extend to persons born in the United States: (1) when that person’s mother was unlawfully present in the United States and the father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person’s birth, or (2) when that person’s mother’s presence in the United States at the time of said person’s birth was lawful but temporary (such as, but not limited to, visiting the United States under the auspices of the Visa Waiver Program or visiting on a student, work, or tourist visa) and the father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person’s birth.

Under this order, if one parent is a US Citizen, then the child is a US Citizen. When Ted Cruz was born in Canada, only his other was a US Citizen at the time of birth and that was sufficient. Cruz is a US Citizen and is unfortunately also eligible to run for POTUS.

One of the concerns of some of the lawyers/experts in this area is that if this order is allowed to reject established law, then trump may try to expand the scope of this limitation on birthright citizenship.