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The Constitution plainly grants citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil, yet Republicans frame those infants as ‘invaders’ to justify legislation ending that right. The rhetoric scapegoats immigrants to inflame cultural resentment and distract from real policy debate.

12 gov accounts · 38 gov posts First seen: March 31, 2026 at 02:30 UTC Citizenship · Birthright · Birthright Citizenship · Banks · Birth · Children · Court · Supreme

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The Constitution plainly grants citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil, yet Republicans frame those infants as ‘invaders’ to justify legislation ending that right. The rhetoric scapegoats immigrants to inflame cultural resentment and distract from real policy debate.

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GOP lawmakers say constitutional amendment needed to end birthright citizenship. The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's order seeking to limit birthright citizenship. The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution gives citizenship to anyone born in the United States with limited exceptions

News · The Baltimore Sun · 1d after origin · source →
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It was an easy decision. Kids born in America are Americans. The issue of immigration is not even discussed in the Constitution. That is an entirely different issue.

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News The Baltimore Sun 3mo ago 75%

GOP lawmakers say constitutional amendment needed to end birthright citizenship. The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's order seeking to limit birthright citizenship. The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution gives citizenship to anyone born in the United States with limited exceptions

Facebook Facebook user 3mo ago 74%

The Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship decision is an utter disgrace. The 14th Amendment was NEVER intended to grant birthright citizenship to children of illegal aliens. Congress must immediately take action to protect American sovereignty and citizenship.

News Reason 74%

Supreme Court Affirms Original Meaning of Birthright Citizenship, Strikes Down Trump's Executive Order. Yet the 14th Amendment's grant of birthright citizenship would cover them, too. "If the mere fact of being born in the

Facebook Facebook user 3mo ago 73%

The Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship decision is an utter disgrace. The 14th Amendment was NEVER intended to grant birthright citizenship to children of illegal aliens. Congress must immediately take action to protect American sovereignty and citizenship.

Facebook The Evidence Matters @778554605333832 3mo ago 73%

Birthright citizenship is not an “abuse.” It is in the 14th Amendment. The Supreme Court did not create it. The Court upheld the long-standing constitutional rule that people born in the United States are citizens, with very limited exceptions. That principle goes back more than a century, including the 1898 Wong Kim Ark decision. If Congresswoman Miller wants to change that, she should say the quiet part out loud: she is talking about changing who counts as an American under the Constitution. That is not “protecting sovereignty.” That is rewriting citizenship because today’s politics does not like tomorrow’s voters.

News USA TODAY 72%

Birthright citizenship: Is it settled? | Opinion. The Supreme Court rejected an attempt to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents

Facebook Facebook user 3mo ago 72%

Why are you so hateful? Assuming immigrants are here to harm “us!” Birthright citizenship isn’t a “loophole”. And for once this Supreme Court got it right.

Facebook Facebook user 3mo ago 71%

So if the United States is invaded all the kids born are citizens. Not the intention of the amendment but it is what it is.

Facebook Facebook user 3mo ago 71%

The Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship decision is an utter disgrace. The 14th Amendment was NEVER intended to grant birthright citizenship to children of illegal aliens. Congress must immediately take action to protect American sovereignty and citizenship.

News bignewsnetwork.com 3mo ago 70%

Major blow to Trump as US Supreme Court keeps birthright citizenship intact

Facebook Facebook user 3mo ago 70%

Today’s Supreme Court ruling wasn’t really about whether people support or oppose immigration. It was about the Constitution. The Court held that the 14th Amendment protects birthright citizenship for nearly all children born on U.S. soil and that a president cannot change that constitutional protection through an executive order. People are free to disagree with birthright citizenship as a policy. That’s part of democracy. But if the Constitution says something different, the role of the Supreme Court is to interpret and apply the Constitution—not rewrite it. If Americans believe the 14th Amendment should be changed, there is a constitutional process for doing that. Until then, the Constitution remains the law of the land. Whether you agree with the policy or not, constitutional limits apply to every president, regardless of party.

News The Hill 3mo ago 70%

Opinion: Does the Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship make sense?. The Supreme Court held in Trump v. Barbara that the 14th Amendment grants citizenship to nearly everyone born on American soil, including the children of parents who are here unlawfully or with temporary legal status

News USA TODAY Opinion · via Yahoo News 2mo ago 69%

Birthright citizenship: The right's meltdown sounds familiar | Opinion. On June 30, the Supreme Court upheld the understanding of birthright citizenship that has been in pl

Facebook The Evidence Matters @778554605333832 3mo ago 69%

Calling the Supreme Court’s decision a “disgrace” does not change what the Constitution says. The 14th Amendment says people born in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction are citizens. The Supreme Court just rejected Trump’s attempt to limit that through executive order. It reaffirmed that birthright citizenship applies to nearly everyone born on U.S. soil, including children of undocumented immigrants and temporary residents. So let’s be clear about what Congressman Clyde is really saying. He is not defending the Constitution. He is angry that the Constitution does not say what he wants it to say. And if Congress wants to “act,” it cannot just pass a normal law that overrides the 14th Amendment. That would require changing the Constitution itself, not pretending Congress gets to redefine citizenship by slogan. You do not protect American sovereignty by stripping citizenship from babies born in America. You protect America by following the Constitution.

News The News-Press · via Yahoo News 2mo ago 69%

Birthright citizenship: Is it settled? | Opinion. The “constitutional” portion of this decision was 5-4. Does this foretell an eventual Supreme Court challenge? The recent interest in challenging “birthr

News NPR 3mo ago 68%

Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship on constitutional grounds. In a sharp rebuke to President Trump, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Constitution guarantees automatic birthright citizenship to virtually all children born in the United States. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the court's 6-3 opinion

Facebook Facebook user 3mo ago 68%

Why are you so hateful? Assuming immigrants are here to harm “us!” Birthright citizenship isn’t a “loophole”. And for once this Supreme Court got it right.

Facebook Facebook user 3mo ago 68%

Why are you so hateful? Assuming immigrants are here to harm “us!” Birthright citizenship isn’t a “loophole”. And for once this Supreme Court got it right.

Facebook Facebook user 3mo ago 68%

BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court upholds so-called “birthright citizenship.” If you are born in the U.S., you are a U.S. citizen.

News CQ Politics 3mo ago 68%

Trump’s Dubious Claim that Birthright Citizenship Could Still Be Overturned with.... After the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthrig

Facebook Facebook user 3mo ago 68%

Why are you so hateful? Assuming immigrants are here to harm “us!” Birthright citizenship isn’t a “loophole”. And for once this Supreme Court got it right.

News Bloomberg 3mo ago 68%

Supreme Court Backs Birthright Citizenship in Blow to Trump. The US Supreme Court rejected a central plank of President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda on Tues

Facebook Facebook user 3mo ago 68%

Why are you so hateful? Assuming immigrants are here to harm “us!” Birthright citizenship isn’t a “loophole”. And for once this Supreme Court got it right.

News Yahoo 68%

In rebuke to Trump, Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, emphasizing the promise of equality in the Declaration of Independence. Pointing to the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, the high court ruled that all babies born in the United States ‘are

News Associated Press News 3mo ago 68%

The divided Supreme Court's birthright citizenship decision exposes sharp rifts among justices. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that children born in the U.S. are citizens under the Fourteenth Amendment, even if their parents are in the country unlawfully or temporarily

Facebook Facebook user 3mo ago 67%

So if the United States is invaded all the kids born are citizens. Not the intention of the amendment but it is what it is.

News hometownstations.com 3mo ago 67%

Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship , rejecting Trump proposed limits | National

News miningjournal.net 5mo ago 67%

Birthright citizenship debate puts America melting pot on trial again | News , Sports , Jobs

News WBFF Fox45 Baltimore 3mo ago 67%

Trump turns to Congress after Supreme Court strikes down birthright citizenship.... Republicans in Congress are pushing ahead on legislation to end automatic citizenship for children b

Facebook The Evidence Matters @778554605333832 3mo ago 67%

Birthright citizenship is not an “abuse.” It is in the 14th Amendment. The Supreme Court did not create it. The Court upheld the long-standing constitutional rule that people born in the United States are citizens, with very limited exceptions. That principle goes back more than a century, including the 1898 Wong Kim Ark decision. If Congresswoman Miller wants to change that, she should say the quiet part out loud: she is talking about changing who counts as an American under the Constitution. That is not “protecting sovereignty.” That is rewriting citizenship because today’s politics does not like tomorrow’s voters.

Facebook Facebook user 3mo ago 67%

Today’s Supreme Court ruling wasn’t really about whether people support or oppose immigration. It was about the Constitution. The Court held that the 14th Amendment protects birthright citizenship for nearly all children born on U.S. soil and that a president cannot change that constitutional protection through an executive order. People are free to disagree with birthright citizenship as a policy. That’s part of democracy. But if the Constitution says something different, the role of the Supreme Court is to interpret and apply the Constitution—not rewrite it. If Americans believe the 14th Amendment should be changed, there is a constitutional process for doing that. Until then, the Constitution remains the law of the land. Whether you agree with the policy or not, constitutional limits apply to every president, regardless of party.

News CBS News · via Yahoo News 3mo ago 67%

Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, striking down Trump's order. But given the conclusion from the five-justice majority that the 14th Amendment guarantees

Facebook The Evidence Matters @778554605333832 3mo ago 67%

Birthright citizenship is not an “abuse.” It is in the 14th Amendment. The Supreme Court did not create it. The Court upheld the long-standing constitutional rule that people born in the United States are citizens, with very limited exceptions. That principle goes back more than a century, including the 1898 Wong Kim Ark decision. If Congresswoman Miller wants to change that, she should say the quiet part out loud: she is talking about changing who counts as an American under the Constitution. That is not “protecting sovereignty.” That is rewriting citizenship because today’s politics does not like tomorrow’s voters.

News USA TODAY Opinion · via Yahoo News 2mo ago 66%

Roberts saved birthright citizenship, ducked the real danger | Opinion. Trump's executive order would have denied citizenship only to children born after Feb. 20, 2025, but

News The Mercury News 3mo ago 66%

The divided Supreme Court's birthright citizenship decision exposes sharp rifts among justices. The U.S. Supreme Court's divided ruling that children born in the U.S. are citizens under the Fourteenth Amendment — even if their parents are in the country unlawfully or only temporarily — exposed deep fissures in the justices' views on the issue and toward each other

Facebook Facebook user 3mo ago 66%

BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court upholds so-called “birthright citizenship.” If you are born in the U.S., you are a U.S. citizen.

Facebook Facebook user 3mo ago 66%

So if the United States is invaded all the kids born are citizens. Not the intention of the amendment but it is what it is.

News sgvtribune.com 2mo ago 66%

Editorial : The Supreme Court has settled the birthright citizenship debate

News whittierdailynews.com 2mo ago 66%

Editorial : The Supreme Court has settled the birthright citizenship debate

Facebook Facebook user 3mo ago 66%

BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court upholds so-called “birthright citizenship.” If you are born in the U.S., you are a U.S. citizen.

News TIME 3mo ago 66%

Republicans Push for Constitutional Amendment Restricting Birthright Citizenship After Supreme Court Ruling. "If we want real, lasting change, it has to come through the amendment process," Sen. Rand Paul said

News kgns.tv 3mo ago 66%

Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship , rejecting Trump proposed limits

Facebook Facebook user 3mo ago 66%

Today’s Supreme Court ruling wasn’t really about whether people support or oppose immigration. It was about the Constitution. The Court held that the 14th Amendment protects birthright citizenship for nearly all children born on U.S. soil and that a president cannot change that constitutional protection through an executive order. People are free to disagree with birthright citizenship as a policy. That’s part of democracy. But if the Constitution says something different, the role of the Supreme Court is to interpret and apply the Constitution—not rewrite it. If Americans believe the 14th Amendment should be changed, there is a constitutional process for doing that. Until then, the Constitution remains the law of the land. Whether you agree with the policy or not, constitutional limits apply to every president, regardless of party.

News U-T San Diego 2mo ago 66%

Split citizenship decision threatens the future of U.S. democracy. Re “Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits” (June 30): The

Facebook Facebook user 3mo ago 66%

So if the United States is invaded all the kids born are citizens. Not the intention of the amendment but it is what it is.

Facebook Facebook user 3mo ago 65%

Why are you so hateful? Assuming immigrants are here to harm “us!” Birthright citizenship isn’t a “loophole”. And for once this Supreme Court got it right.

News wnmufm.org 3mo ago 65%

Supreme Court issues rulings on birthright citizenship , campaign finance and more

Facebook Facebook user 3mo ago 65%

The Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship decision is an utter disgrace. The 14th Amendment was NEVER intended to grant birthright citizenship to children of illegal aliens. Congress must immediately take action to protect American sovereignty and citizenship.

Facebook Facebook user 3mo ago 65%

The Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship decision is an utter disgrace. The 14th Amendment was NEVER intended to grant birthright citizenship to children of illegal aliens. Congress must immediately take action to protect American sovereignty and citizenship.

Facebook Facebook user 2mo ago 65%

It was an easy decision. Kids born in America are Americans. The issue of immigration is not even discussed in the Constitution. That is an entirely different issue.

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