President Donald Trump on Monday, in one of his first official acts as president, signed an executive order ending birthright citizenship. The executive order clarifies that the federal government does not automatically recognize birthright citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants in the United States. Earlier, Trump acknowledged in comments that the order could be controversial and that he was expecting an imminent legal challenge. Birthright citizenship has been enshrined in the U.S. Constitution since the 1898 Supreme Court case United States v. Wong Kim Ark. Trump said that automatic citizenship was “just ridiculous” and that he believed he was on “good [legal] ground” to change it….