New Mexico and 21 states sue over executive order ending birthright citizenship [Video]

Attorney General Raul Torrez joined 17 states and two cities in a lawsuit against an executive order ending birthright citizenship Tuesday afternoon. Four other states filed a similar lawsuit, asking the federal court to keep the executive order from being implemented or enforced. According to the executive order’s title, it’s designed to “Protect the meaning and value of American citizenship.” However, Torrez and other attorneys general said it’s their duty to protect all American citizens’ constitutional rights. “They deserve the same right as everyone else to prove their loyalty as citizens. There’s no such thing in this country as a birthright citizen; they’re just citizens, and they need to be treated that way,” said Torrez. “The Supreme Court’s actually interpreted this aspect of the constitution and has said unequivocally that children born in this country are entitled to all the rights and privileges as every other citizen of this country.”The …