US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship: Who wins, who loses?
Summary
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against President Donald Trump’s order to end automatic citizenship for babies born in the United States to parents without permanent legal status. The court confirmed that birthright citizenship is protected by the 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to anyone born in the US regardless of their parents’ immigration status.Key Facts
- The Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s order targeting birthright citizenship.
- Trump's order aimed to stop granting citizenship to children born to parents on temporary visas or without legal status.
- The 14th Amendment, passed in 1868, guarantees citizenship to anyone born in the US.
- Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that birthright citizenship reflects the promise made by the 14th Amendment’s framers.
- The Trump administration argued that some immigrants should not qualify for citizenship based on the phrase “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”
- Trump called the ruling “too bad” and urged Congress to pass laws to limit birthright citizenship.
- Trump attended the Supreme Court oral arguments, a first for a sitting US president in an active case.
- The issue is politically important ahead of US midterm elections.
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