President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order would encompass the children of immigrants who lawfully live in the US on temporary work visas, including those participating in the H-1B program popular with the tech sector.
The order, issued Jan. 20, attempts to strip citizenship from children born in the US to immigrant parents who are unauthorized or without permanent residency. It’s generating anxiety for workers on H-1Bs and other temporary forms of legal status because it would leave their children stateless, business immigration attorneys say. It’s also creating uncertainty for employers.
The move has already been met with legal ...