In a 6-3 ruling June 30, the Supreme Court ruled that all children born on US soil are automatically US citizens, regardless of their parents’ immigration status.
President Trump’s ban on birthright citizenship — which the Supreme Court is currently considering — would create a permanent underclass and a brain drain of highly-skilled workers.
Apr 10 | Trump’s proposed birthright citizenship ban faces Supreme Court review, raising concerns over economic impacts, workforce shortages, and creation of a stateless underclass, while states consider restricting education access for undocumented children.
Trump’s assault on birthright citizenship is a grandstanding assault on immigrants aimed at cementing authoritarian control of the federal government.
More than two million immigrants may soon find themselves stripped of legal status as the Trump administration moves forward with sweeping changes that could redefine who belongs in the United States.