The article discusses Trump's efforts to undermine birthright citizenship in the U.S., framing it as a broader attack on the concept of American citizenship itself. It draws parallels to historical instances of denaturalization and warns of the potential consequences for thousands of individuals, particularly infants, who could become stateless. The author argues that this movement represents a serious threat to the nation’s constitutional foundations.

• Trump's executive order targeting birthright citizenship reaches the Supreme Court as Trump v. Barbara, with Trump attending oral arguments himself
• The move echoes McCarthy-era denaturalization tactics (via Hannah Arendt's observations), reframing citizenship as a revocable privilege rather than an inalienable right
• Figures like Michael Anton have proposed eliminating birthright citizenship purely through executive order, bypassing constitutional process
• Ending birthright citizenship could render thousands of infants born to noncitizens stateless, with no legal national affiliation