NEW DELHI: Days after saying that he would finish H-1B visas if he turns into US President, Vivek Ramaswamy has now stated that he favours abolishing birthright citizenship for youngsters of unlawful immigrants.
When questioned in regards to the authorized foundation for the removing of undocumented immigrants and their American-born kids from the nation, Ramaswamy, who’s himself the kid of Indian immigrants, revisited a 2015 suggestion to terminate birthright citizenship, initially proposed by then-candidate Donald Trump.

Ramaswamy stated this throughout the second Republican debate of the 2024 election cycle the place he shared the stage with six different candidates, together with Nikki Haley.

In accordance with the primary part of the citizenship clause of the US Structure’s 14th Modification: “All persons born or naturalised in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
While many support the longstanding tradition of granting citizenship to those born on US soil, the report noted that some legal scholars contend that the phrase “and subject to the jurisdiction thereof” provides the government with a degree of flexibility to potentially limit this right.
As a result of this interpretation, Ramaswamy asserted that children born in the United States to undocumented immigrants should not receive citizenship, citing their parents’ violation of immigration laws as the basis for this argument.
During the debate, the Indian-American also supported his opponents onstage and acknowledged other measures such as militarization of the southern border, defunding “sanctuary cities,” and an finish to overseas support to Mexico and Central America.
In one other controversial assertion, Ramaswamy stated that “transgenderism is a psychological well being dysfunction”.
“We have now to acknowledge the reality of that for what it’s. It’s not compassionate to affirm a child’s confusion. That’s not compassion. That’s cruelty,” he said.
Ramaswamy, who was addressed as “Trump’s inheritor obvious” by Time Magazine has garnered quite an attention after his maiden Republican presidential primary debate held on August 23.
The first poll after the debate said that 28 per cent of the 504 respondents said that Ramaswamy performed the best.
Ramaswamy’s harsh proposals have helped him stand out in the crowded primary field, according to US media reports.
(With inputs from PTI)