House subcommittee hearing centers on President Trump's executive orders, including bid to end birthright citizenship

President McClintock convened the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement to review recent executive actions on immigration and to hear testimony on how those actions might affect border security, asylum processing and U.S. citizens.

The hearing followed President Trump's first-day directives, which the chairman described as steps “to once again secure our borders, recover our sovereignty, protect our people, and restore the rule of law.” Witnesses, congressional Democrats and Republicans debated whether reinstating policies such as the Remain in Mexico program, ending categorical parole programs and rescinding the CBP One appointment system would reduce irregular migration or create legal and humanitarian problems.

Supporters of the executive orders — including witnesses John Fabricatori of the Heritage Foundation and Grant Newman of the Immigration…