SCOTUS Upholds Birthright Citizenship!

Link to the decision:

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According to JUST THE NEWS we may yet get the outcome we believe is correct:

In the event the court rules against Trump, a number of Congressional Republicans have legislation pending that could practically accomplish what a different ruling would have done.

“American citizenship is a priceless privilege that must be protected, not exploited. We must restore integrity to our immigration system, uphold the rule of law, and protect the value of American citizenship for generations to come,” Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, told Just The News.

Several bills, most notably the Birthright Citizenship Act introduced by Babin and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., one day after Trump’s inauguration in 2025 (and similar versions in recent Congresses), seek to end or sharply restrict automatic birthright citizenship by amending the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

These measures would reinterpret the 14th Amendment’s “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” clause to grant citizenship at birth only to children with at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident (LPR) residing in the U.S., or an LPR serving in the military.

The exploitation of U.S. birthright citizenship through “anchor babies” involves pregnant illegal immigrants, predominantly from Latin America, giving birth to children in U.S. territory, and thus, automatically becoming citizens, which may later serve as a basis for family sponsorship or complicate deportation proceedings.

The Center for Immigration Studies estimates 225,000 to 250,000 births to illegal immigrants occurred in 2023—nearly 7 percent of total U.S. births — with the large majority involving parents from Mexico and Central America who, in the aggregate, account for roughly 68 percent of the unauthorized population.

 

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7 Responses to SCOTUS Upholds Birthright Citizenship!

  1. auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:

    Well, I am disappointed. I think it should be stripped from anyone whose parents were here illegally. I would like to see Congress take care of it, but they can’t seem to so anything.

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  2. Stella's avatar Stella says:

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    • texan59's avatar texan59 says:

      Thomas has been laying the path out of several spots over the years. We spend more time getting there, but…….he shows the path. Just as Scalia did as well.

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