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'It's a disgrace' Trump says after signing new order birthright citizenship

US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday, August 6, aimed at further restricting birthright citizenship.

One of the orders targets "birth tourism," defined as the entry of any foreign national into the US on a nonimmigrant visa for the purpose of giving birth on US soil, or any effort by foreigners to facilitate such entry, according to the White House.

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