GOP Split Over Birthright Citizenship as Supreme Court Weighs Ruling-Poll
Summary
A poll shows that 44% of Republicans support birthright citizenship, the rule that says children born in the U.S. are citizens. The Supreme Court is deciding on a case about President Donald Trump’s executive order that denies citizenship to children born to temporary visitors or illegal immigrants.Key Facts
- The Supreme Court recently heard arguments about Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship.
- The Fourteenth Amendment and the Nationality Act of 1940 usually grant citizenship to almost everyone born in the U.S., with few exceptions.
- Trump’s order aims to exclude children of illegal immigrants and temporary visitors from automatic citizenship.
- Courts have stopped the order from taking effect because of several lawsuits.
- More than 250,000 babies born in the U.S. each year could be affected by this order.
- A new poll found that about two-thirds of American adults support automatic citizenship for all children born in the country.
- About half of the poll respondents support citizenship for children born to parents in the country illegally, while 75% support it for children of parents with legal work visas.
- The poll surveyed 2,596 adults from April 16-20, with a margin of error of ±2.6 percentage points.
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