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Trump’s victory in birthright citizenship puts him 1 step closer to being a king

“Bringing a class action against the government includes incredibly high standards. And they are incredibly expensive as well as time-consuming to do,” said Erin Barbato, the director of the Immigrant Justice Clinic at the University of Wisconsin Law School. “I anticipate there will definitely be more people joining in this or people attempting to be certified and be protected by the injunction, but at this point, it’s hard to see who is going to have the resources to do that,” she said.