'Citizenship is not a commodity to be acquired through calculated exploitation and evasion of the immigration laws, such as by entering the United States on a nonimmigrant visa for the purpose of giving birth within the Nation’s borders.'
President Trump on Thursday signed two executive orders again aimed at restricting birthright citizenship, an apparent attempt to circumvent a recent Supreme Court ruling that upheld the constitutional protection. In late June, the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s Day 1 executive order that sought to end automatic birthright citizenship for nearly all children born on U.S. soil, holding it violated the 14th Amendment. One of the president’s orders expands the definition of who would be ineligible for automatic citizenship, including “alien enemies of the United States, members of foreign terrorist organizations” as well as the children of diplomats and other recognized international organizations.
One of the orders bans "birth tourism."
By Daniel Mynyk Trump v. Barbara slammed down the gauntlet on birthright citizenship and the meaning of the 14th Amendment.
U.S. Senator Jim Banks of Indiana is introducing legislation aimed at ending automatic birthright citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants and foreign birth tourists. The Citizenship Act would amend federal immigration law by defining unauthorized migrants and people entering specifically to give birth as “invaders.” Their U.S.-born children would therefore be excluded from automatic […] The post New Legislation Would Ban Birthright Citizenship appeared first on StoneZone .
U.S. Senator Jim Banks of Indiana is introducing legislation aimed at ending automatic birthright citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants and foreign birth tourists. The Citizenship Act would amend federal immigration law by defining unauthorized migrants and people entering specifically to give birth as “invaders.” Their U.S.-born children would therefore be excluded from automatic citizenship. Banks says the bill follows a recent Supreme Court ruling that limited President Trump’s attempt to address the issue through executive action. Justice Brett Kavanaugh suggested in a separate opinion that while the president’s order conflicted with existing federal law, Congress could amend that law and establish new…Open
A 2025 policy paper arguing against the repeal of birthplace citizenship warned that people losing citizenship would be 'unable to access economic supports in times of need.'
Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Barrett joined the liberals in ruling that children of illegal aliens born on U.S. soil are American citizens under the 14th Amendment.
On Monday’s “Finnerty,” Border Czar Tom Homan discussed birthright citizenship in the United States and the scrutiny surrounding birth tourism.