Rosen, Cortez Masto oppose Trump plan to end birthright citizenship

President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it at an indoor Presidential...
President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)(Matt Rourke | AP)
Published: Jan. 21, 2025 at 10:12 AM PST
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RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen have come out in opposition to a plan by President Trump to end birthright citizenship.

Upon being inaugurated Monday, Trump signed an executive order to end the practice, a move that has already drawn a legal backlash.

In a statement, Rosen said:

“The Constitution is clear: if you are born in the United States, you are an American citizen,” said Senator Rosen. “Donald Trump’s attempt to take Americans’ birthright citizenship away is extreme, unconstitutional, and illegal. I will do everything in my power to protect Nevadans’ Constitutional rights.”

Cortez Masto, meanwhile, took to X to say:

“President Trump can’t simply rewrite our Constitution. If you are born in this country, you’re a citizen.”