Denies U.S. citizenship to children born in Texas unless at least one parent is a U.S. citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident, so fewer people born in the state are recognized as citizens and subject to state-level immigration rules.
Notwithstanding any other law, a child born in this state is not considered a United States citizen and may not be granted citizenship status in this state unless, at the time of the child's birth, at least one parent of the child is: (1) a United States citizen; (2) a national of the United States; or (3) an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States.
Requires birth certificate forms to record the citizenship status of the mother and father, enabling state tracking of parental immigration or citizenship status for children born in Texas.
The form must include a space for recording the citizenship status of the mother and father.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill attempts to limit birthright citizenship for children of non-citizen, non-permanent-resident parents (contrary to the 14th Amendment) and adds citizenship-status fields to birth certificates; both provisions relate to state-level handling of immigration and citizenship status.
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