The study was conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center , a nonpartisan research group . The results come amid a national debate over changing the 14th Amendment . `` The country is really emotionally torn over this , '' U.S . The 14th Amendment grants automatic citizenship to anyone born in the United States . Opponents of birthright citizenship, including President Donald Trump, argue that it denies millions of people their constitutional right to citizenship.
The study was conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center , a nonpartisan research group . The results come amid a national debate over changing the 14th Amendment . The 14th Amendment grants automatic citizenship to anyone born in the United States . Opponents of birthright citizenship, including President Donald Trump, argue that it denies millions of people their constitutional right to citizenship.