Even without Birthright Citizenship, Supreme Court Co-Signs Much of Trump's Immigration Agenda
The 6-3 ruling said Trump’s order conflicted with the 14th Amendment and blocked agencies from denying citizenship to U.S.-born children.
- The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Tuesday against President Donald Trump's directive to restrict birthright citizenship, affirming the 14th Amendment's protections for those born within the United States.
- Chief Justice John Roberts authored the majority opinion, arguing the Amendment was adopted to overturn Dred Scott v. Sandford and establish citizenship based on soil, not blood of one's birth.
- Historically, the 1790 Naturalization Act and California's Webb-Haney Act targeted Asian residents, limiting citizenship based on race and reflecting long-standing tensions over who could become American.
- In other recent decisions, the court struck down campaign spending limits on free speech grounds and upheld laws in West Virginia and Idaho banning transgender student athletes from female sports teams.
- Deep-Seated racial tensions continue to shape American political discourse, as observers note that intense debate over immigration policy reflects historical patterns of discrimination embedded in citizenship law.
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Here Is What Rush Limbaugh Said about the 14th Amendment and Birthright Citizenship – Puts Roberts and Coney Barrett to Shame * The Gateway Pundit * by Jim Hoft
Last week the US Supreme Court ruled that birthright citizenship is completely acceptable in the United States.
How was the birthright citizenship decision this close?
The good news about the landmark birthright citizenship decision the Supreme Court issued Tuesday is that it correctly holds that children born in the U.S. automatically become citizens. That’s the right interpretation of the 14th Amendment and reaffirms the 1898…
One of MAGA’s most 'bananas' proposals must be taken seriously: analysis
When the U.S. Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship as a constitutional right with its 5-4 ruling in Trump v. Barbara, a proposal was widely discussed in MAGA media outlets: forbidding pregnant women to enter the United States, including tourists from other countries who have booked return flights. A combination of liberals, progressives, centrists, Never Trump conservatives and libertarians are attacking the proposal as an example of how …
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