Was Live Friday, Apr 10, 2026 | 11am PST
Guest Speakers
- Dr. Hiroshi Motomura, Susan Westerberg Prager Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law
- Dr. Phillip Connor, Research Fellow, Center for Migration and Development, Princeton University
- Julia Gelatt, Associate Director, U.S. Immigration Policy Program, Migration Policy Institute
- Xiao Wang, CEO/Co-Founder, Boundless Immigration
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Overview
On his very first day in office — January 20, 2025 — President Donald Trump signed an executive order denying US citizenship to babies born to undocumented parents and “lawful but temporary” residents, such as students, several categories of workers from abroad, and tourists. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments April 1 challenging the ban and is expected to issue a ruling in June.
Left out of his rationale for the ban are the long-term economic consequences — potentially in the trillions — of shrinking the American born workforce and the generational hit to the pipeline of workers the country will desperately need: doctors, nurses and caregivers for America’s rapidly aging population. Also ignored are the ramifications of creating an underclass of children born in the US but without status, essentially stateless. Seven states are currently considering legislation which would ban unauthorized children from attending public schools. Such legislation challenges a 1982 Supreme Court ruling, which guarantees a free public school education to all children, regardless of immigration status.
Speakers this week will discuss the wider consequences for American society of a ban on birthright citizenship.
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