Trump's attack on birthright citizenship will likely hit a constitutional dead end

6:53am PDT - October 30th, 2018    14th amendment - CNBC

Trump is taking on the 14th Amendment, passed in 1868 to grant citizenship to former slaves. It's one of the most heavily litigated provisions of the Constitution. Since at least 1898, the Supreme Court has held that it grants citizenship to children of nonci…