Do Americans agree with Donald Trump's decision to grant birthright citizenship? What the survey found

According to the survey, only three out of ten American respondents supported amending the Constitution to stop automatic citizenship by birthright.

According to a January Associated Press poll, more American adults are against than in favor of President Donald Trump's planned modifications to birthright citizenship.

According to the study, only three out of ten American respondents supported amending the Constitution to stop children born to temporary residents and illegal immigrants in the US from automatically becoming citizens.

According to the survey, 20% of US respondents were neither in favor of nor against the idea, 51% were against it, and 28% strongly favored ending birthright citizenship.

The gap is also evident across the political spectrum, with 53% of Republicans surveyed favoring the repeal of birthright citizenship, 20% being neutral, and 26% being against the measure.

The survey found that 73% of Democrats were against the idea, 11% were in favor of it, and 15% were indifferent.

The policy was largely opposed by those who classified as Independents, with 23% supporting it, 30% neutral, and 46% opposed.

Prior to Trump's inauguration, a survey of 1,147 adults was carried out between January 9–13, using a sample selected from NORC's probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel.Overall, individuals have a sample error margin of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.

Abolition of birthright citizenship
Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office titled "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship," which aims to stop automatic birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants and legal temporary residents like tourists, students, and people on work visas.

As of February 20, the ruling will apply to all children born in the United States.

Trump remarked, "As you know, we're the only nation in the world that does this with birth rights, and it's just completely absurd."

The Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, which declares that "all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside," guarantees birthright citizenship in the US.