Trump Calls For Supreme Court to Rehear Birthright Citizenship Over 'Scam'
Summary
President Donald Trump called on the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider a case about birthright citizenship after reports of hospitals advertising birth packages to expectant mothers from Mexico. The president criticized what he described as a scheme allowing people to gain citizenship through giving birth in the U.S., and Texas officials have asked for an investigation into one hospital's advertising practices.Key Facts
- President Trump urged the Supreme Court to re-examine a birthright citizenship case recently rejected by the court.
- The case involves the 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to anyone born in the U.S.
- Billboards along the U.S.-Mexico border have advertised birth packages costing $3,950 to $5,525 at a Texas hospital.
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott called the practice "birth tourism" and asked for an investigation of the hospital.
- The hospital confirmed it was behind the ads but denied supporting illegal activity.
- Republicans in Congress have introduced bills to restrict birth tourism by limiting entry to pregnant visitors not related to U.S. citizens.
- The Supreme Court’s recent ruling affirmed that children born in the U.S. are citizens at birth, based on the 14th Amendment and a precedent from 1898.
- The Trump administration previously tried to end automatic citizenship for children of undocumented or temporary residents but was blocked by courts.
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