1. Obviously a constitutional amendment opening up the presidency to all citizens would be a good idea, but that& #39;s not going to end Birtherism. Birtherism isn& #39;t about the constitution, it& #39;s about racial control, with the constitution as a pretext. https://twitter.com/micahuetricht/status/1294071997077557250">https://twitter.com/micahuetr...

2. The best way to understand birtherism is through framework of @jelani9& #39;s idea of "contingent citizenship." For racists like Trump there are two classes of citizens: whites (whose Americanness is assumed as natural) & non-whites (who are provisional Americans).

3. Contingent citizenship means all non-whites -- no matter their status or how many centuries their families have been in America -- are on probation. And all whites are deputized to be racial sheriffs, with the right to ask for papers & deport for acting up.

4. Trump& #39;s birtherism can be seen not just in comment on Obama & Harris but also questioning bias of Judge Curiel b/c of Mexican heritage & telling Squad members to "go back" to where they came from.

5. The attack on the squad shows the underlying logic. Ayanna Pressley& #39;s family likely has roots in USA that are centuries older than Trump family. But she& #39;s black & he& #39;s white, so he has right to treat her as an alien. Only whites have the right to be nativists.

6. More thoughts here on how white supremacy underwrites birtherism. https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/birtherism-trump-racist-kamala/">https://www.thenation.com/article/p...