The Supreme Court's birthright citizenship ruling was legally wrong but changes nothing already on the books — Congress and the executive still have all the tools needed to fix mass immigration.
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The Supreme Court's birthright citizenship ruling was legally wrong but changes nothing already on the books — Congress and the executive still have all the tools needed to fix mass immigration.
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The Supreme Court's 6-3 decision upholding birthright citizenship is called legally wrong, but Ben Shapiro argues it is not the end of the road for immigration reform [1] — Ben Shapiro "The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling upholding birthright citizenship is legally wrong, but it didn't change existing law — it simply failed to f…" 13:10 . He walks through the full history of U.S. immigration policy — from the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act to welfare expansion and court rulings like Plyler v. Doe — to show that elected branches, not judges, caused the crisis [2] — Ben Shapiro "America's immigration crisis wasn't caused by Supreme Court rulings — it was caused by Congress and presidents over decades. The 1965 Immig…" 27:30 . Practical solutions remain: executive enforcement, welfare-benefit removal, visa crackdowns, and targeted legislation [3] — Ben Shapiro "About 50% of illegal immigrants enter legally and overstay visas. You can enforce that without Congress. You can criminalize birth tourism …" 49:20 . Democrats' continued leftward drift in Colorado primaries and confusion over manhood round out the episode.
After the Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, Ben Shapiro discusses what can be done about mass migration, reviews radical socialist wins in Colorado Democratic primaries, and responds to the left's latest takes on manhood.
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Ben Shapiro opens the editorial portion by directing listeners to his previous day's full 1.5-hour breakdown, then summarizes the key finding: a 6-3 ruling (effectively 5-4 given Kavanaugh's quibbles) that the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause grants citizenship to virtually anyone born on US soil. [1] — Ben Shapiro "The Citizenship Clause hinges on four words: 'subject to the jurisdiction thereof.' The majority read it as essentially superfluous — if yo…" 14:05 The legal hinge is four words — 'subject to the jurisdiction thereof' — which the majority treated as largely superfluous, grounding their reasoning in pre-revolutionary British jus soli doctrine. Shapiro contrasts this with the Thomas-Alito dissent, which argued citizenship requires domicile in the US and that parents cannot owe allegiance to a foreign power. He notes a significant implication: the ruling effectively shields not just 4.6 million US-born children of illegal immigrants but potentially 4.2 million of their parents from deportation as well. Shapiro declares the majority opinion clearly wrong and historically dishonest, setting the stage for his argument that the real solutions lie elsewhere.
The political reaction clips come rapid-fire. Tom Homan frames Chinese birth tourism as one of America's biggest national security threats — children born in the US, raised under CCP education, could return as citizens eligible for high office. [1] — Tom Homan "A child born in the US to Chinese parents, raised in China under CCP education, can return as a US citizen and run for the highest offices …" 19:15 Speaker Mike Johnson calls birthright citizenship 'grossly abused.' Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson celebrates the ruling as proof citizenship isn't determined by race or ancestry, representing a coalition of 106 jurisdictions. The sharpest exchange comes from Hasan Piker, who called the potential rollback a 'modern Nuremberg race laws moment,' which Shapiro mocks as historically ignorant coming from someone he describes as a 'Cartier communist' who grew up in Turkey. The segment establishes the political fault lines before Shapiro pivots to his central argument: the courts aren't the real problem.
This is the analytical heart of the episode. Shapiro walks through immigration data chart by chart: in 1850, the top five foreign-born populations were Ireland, Germany, UK, Canada, and France; by 1910, Italy and Russia had entered the mix; by 1990, Mexico dominated at 4.26 million with the Philippines second at 910,000. [1] — Ben Shapiro "America's immigration crisis wasn't caused by Supreme Court rulings — it was caused by Congress and presidents over decades. The 1965 Immig…" 27:30 The immigrant share of the US population peaked near 15% in 1890, fell to 4.7% in 1970 following restrictive legislation, and has now climbed back to 14%. Shapiro's argument is cultural and structural: early immigrants came without welfare, self-selecting for ambition and willingness to assimilate. Once welfare was added and the 1965 Immigration Act scrapped national-origin quotas, the incentive structure changed fundamentally. He invokes his own great-great-grandparents — Yiddish-speaking immigrants who rapidly assimilated because there was no alternative — to illustrate the difference. The segment builds to the 'free donut shop' analogy: welfare transformed America from a self-selecting high-achievement destination to a benefits magnet drawing a structurally different population.
The legislative and judicial history builds toward a grim picture. The 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, Shapiro explains, didn't just shift national-origin demographics — it created a 7-tier family reunification preference system and capped Western Hemisphere immigration without providing a guest worker program, directly spawning mass illegal crossings. [1] — Ben Shapiro "Before 1965, American immigrants were overwhelmingly European. The 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act scrapped national-origin quotas, cr…" 39:50 Reagan's 1986 EMTALA law required hospitals to treat anyone in their ER regardless of citizenship, which in practice turned emergency rooms into general healthcare access points for illegal immigrants. Plyler v. Doe (1982) mandated free K-12 schooling for undocumented children. Graham v. Richardson (1971) struck down restrictions on welfare access for short-term visa holders. [2] — Ben Shapiro "Bernie Sanders told his audience that progressives must fight on two fronts: against Trump, and to transform the Democratic Party from with…" 56:25 The cumulative result: tens of thousands of dollars in annual benefits available to anyone who crosses the border, creating a welfare-magnet dynamic Shapiro argues is the structural root of the crisis — not the birthright citizenship ruling.
Shapiro pivots to an enthusiastic endorsement of PureTalk, the only US wireless company to receive five stars across all categories from Consumer Reports — coverage, customer support, value, and data. He emphasizes there are no contracts or cancellation fees, all customer service is US-based, and the company is running a dollar-for-dollar donation match up to $250,000 for America's Warrior Partnership, a veterans' support organization. Listeners are directed to puretalk.com/shapiro.
This is the constructive pivot the episode has been building toward. Shapiro identifies two master levers: enforce immigration law (executive's job) and eliminate welfare access for illegal immigrants (legislature and judiciary's job). About 50% of illegal immigrants entered legally on temporary visas and overstayed — a straightforward enforcement problem requiring no new law. [1] — Ben Shapiro "About 50% of illegal immigrants enter legally and overstay visas. You can enforce that without Congress. You can criminalize birth tourism …" 49:20 The DOJ issued a memo just yesterday on prosecuting birth tourism schemes. Travel regulations could be amended to deny long visas to women in late pregnancy. On the judicial front, Shapiro argues the current Supreme Court would likely overturn Plyler v. Doe, removing the constitutional guarantee of free K-12 schooling for undocumented children — a massive pull factor. He also quotes Kavanaugh's concurrence noting Congress could constitutionally legislate exceptions to birthright citizenship without a constitutional amendment, leaving that door open as well.
With his wife near her due date, Shapiro delivers a personal and emotionally resonant read for PreBorn!, arguing that the baby in the womb is the same human being that will emerge at birth. The pitch asks listeners to donate $28 to sponsor a life-saving ultrasound, noting that a mother who hears a heartbeat for the first time is twice as likely to choose life. A special $250 donation is suggested in honor of America's 250th birthday. All gifts are tax-deductible and can be made at preborn.com/shapiro or by dialing #250BABY.
The segment opens with a sharp juxtaposition: Democrats are celebrating the birthright ruling while the mother of a murder victim testifies to Congress about its real human cost. Jessica Gorman's daughter Sheridan was killed by an illegal immigrant protected by Chicago's sanctuary city policies. [1] — Jessica Gorman "Jessica Gorman, whose daughter Sheridan was murdered by an illegal immigrant in Chicago, told Congress: 'When your child is in a coffin, th…" 52:10 When Rep. Pramila Jayapal noted wearily that this was 'the fourth time' such a hearing had been held, Gorman responded with searing directness: 'When your child is in a coffin, there is no but.' Rep. Mike Lawler then tangled with Rep. Jamie Raskin for giving short shrift to Gorman's testimony while invoking progressive crime victims. Shapiro also highlights Ezra Klein conceding to Chris Rufo on the New York Times that concerns about rapid demographic change are not racist — noting it describes the majority of the country — and argues Democrats are making a political mistake by pretending otherwise.
Shapiro pivots briefly to the other major SCOTUS decision of the day: the court ruled that biological males cannot compete in girls' or women's sports in public schools and colleges. The ruling itself is described as unsurprising given how oral arguments went. What draws Shapiro's fire is the media coverage. NBC's Craig Melvin aired a note explaining the network was using the terms 'biological male' and 'biological female' only because the court used them, implying the terms are problematic. CNN's Laura Coates went further, calling women's sports 'so-called girls' sports' — a linguistic contortion Shapiro finds both absurd and revealing. He argues this reflexive deference to gender ideology will continue to dog the left politically.
The political obituaries roll in. Bernie Sanders, describing his two-front progressive strategy, literally invokes killing kulaks and Mensheviks as metaphors — Shapiro can barely contain himself. [1] — Ben Shapiro "Bernie Sanders told his audience that progressives must fight on two fronts: against Trump, and to transform the Democratic Party from with…" 56:25 In Colorado, Milot Kiros — born in Ethiopia, fired from Sidley Austin for pro-Hamas activity, and on record calling 9/11 'inevitable' — defeated Diana DeGette, a 15-term incumbent, in the Democratic primary. Progressive Manny Rutinal won a swing district primary over a moderate, and Senator Michael Bennet lost the governor's race to far-left attorney general Phil Weiser. Shapiro acknowledges these could be bad candidates the way Republicans had bad candidates in 2022 Senate races, but notes that polls in Maine show GOP-leaning Collins losing to a candidate named Graham Plattner by 2 points in a district that went 11 for Harris — suggesting Plattner is badly underrunning his baseline. Meanwhile the RNC has $125 million cash versus the DNC's -$3.5 million.
The episode's closing stretch covers several lighter but revealing topics. Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared on Piers Morgan's show to announce she is working toward launching a new America-focused party, acknowledging it would take years to develop but framing it as a necessary alternative to both parties — Shapiro sees it as splinter-faction mischief. Vox published a piece declaring New York City politician Zohran Mamdani the Democrats' new masculine icon on the basis of marathon-running, beard-growing, and Knicks fandom; Shapiro counters that Mamdani has no children, lives off wealthy parents, and marches in both Pakistan Day and Pride parades — hardly a model of masculinity. [1] — Ben Shapiro "US 83% World Cup favorite vs Bosnia: Prediction markets on Kalshi showed the US as an 83% favorite to advance past Bosnia and Herzegovina i…" 58:50 Shapiro then briefly mocks an Iranian government official criticizing the US for its treatment of Iran at the World Cup before noting that Kalshi markets have the US at 83% to advance past Bosnia, with a favorable bracket ahead through Belgium and likely Spain.
Chapter 2 · 13:05
Ben Shapiro opens the editorial portion by directing listeners to his previous day's full 1.5-hour breakdown, then summarizes the key finding: a 6-3 ruling (effectively 5-4 given Kavanaugh's quibbles) that the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause grants citizenship to virtually anyone born on US soil. [1] — Ben Shapiro "The Citizenship Clause hinges on four words: 'subject to the jurisdiction thereof.' The majority read it as essentially superfluous — if yo…" 14:05 The legal hinge is four words — 'subject to the jurisdiction thereof' — which the majority treated as largely superfluous, grounding their reasoning in pre-revolutionary British jus soli doctrine. Shapiro contrasts this with the Thomas-Alito dissent, which argued citizenship requires domicile in the US and that parents cannot owe allegiance to a foreign power. He notes a significant implication: the ruling effectively shields not just 4.6 million US-born children of illegal immigrants but potentially 4.2 million of their parents from deportation as well. Shapiro declares the majority opinion clearly wrong and historically dishonest, setting the stage for his argument that the real solutions lie elsewhere.
The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling upholding birthright citizenship is legally wrong, but it didn't change existing law — it simply failed to fix it. The answers to mass immigration still exist in the executive and legislative branches, and blackpilling hands politicians a free pass.
The Citizenship Clause hinges on four words: 'subject to the jurisdiction thereof.' The majority read it as essentially superfluous — if you're born here, you're a citizen. The dissenters, led by Thomas and Alito, argued you also had to have domicile and not owe allegiance to a foreign power.
The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship in a 6-3 decision, with Justice Kavanaugh providing a fifth vote for the majority while expressing reservations.
There are approximately 4.6 million U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants currently in the country, with roughly 4.2 million illegal immigrant parents effectively shielded from deportation.
A Pew study found that nearly 1 in 10 births in the United States in 2023 was to an illegal immigrant mother, totaling about 320,000 babies per year.
Chapter 3 · 18:05
The political reaction clips come rapid-fire. Tom Homan frames Chinese birth tourism as one of America's biggest national security threats — children born in the US, raised under CCP education, could return as citizens eligible for high office. [1] — Tom Homan "A child born in the US to Chinese parents, raised in China under CCP education, can return as a US citizen and run for the highest offices …" 19:15 Speaker Mike Johnson calls birthright citizenship 'grossly abused.' Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson celebrates the ruling as proof citizenship isn't determined by race or ancestry, representing a coalition of 106 jurisdictions. The sharpest exchange comes from Hasan Piker, who called the potential rollback a 'modern Nuremberg race laws moment,' which Shapiro mocks as historically ignorant coming from someone he describes as a 'Cartier communist' who grew up in Turkey. The segment establishes the political fault lines before Shapiro pivots to his central argument: the courts aren't the real problem.
The number of births to illegal immigrant mothers in the US tripled from about 120,000 in 1990 to a peak of about 380,000 in 2006.
A child born in the US to Chinese parents, raised in China under CCP education, can return as a US citizen and run for the highest offices in the land. Border czar Tom Homan calls it one of the biggest national security threats America faces.
Chapter 4 · 22:50
This is the analytical heart of the episode. Shapiro walks through immigration data chart by chart: in 1850, the top five foreign-born populations were Ireland, Germany, UK, Canada, and France; by 1910, Italy and Russia had entered the mix; by 1990, Mexico dominated at 4.26 million with the Philippines second at 910,000. [1] — Ben Shapiro "America's immigration crisis wasn't caused by Supreme Court rulings — it was caused by Congress and presidents over decades. The 1965 Immig…" 27:30 The immigrant share of the US population peaked near 15% in 1890, fell to 4.7% in 1970 following restrictive legislation, and has now climbed back to 14%. Shapiro's argument is cultural and structural: early immigrants came without welfare, self-selecting for ambition and willingness to assimilate. Once welfare was added and the 1965 Immigration Act scrapped national-origin quotas, the incentive structure changed fundamentally. He invokes his own great-great-grandparents — Yiddish-speaking immigrants who rapidly assimilated because there was no alternative — to illustrate the difference. The segment builds to the 'free donut shop' analogy: welfare transformed America from a self-selecting high-achievement destination to a benefits magnet drawing a structurally different population.
America's immigration crisis wasn't caused by Supreme Court rulings — it was caused by Congress and presidents over decades. The 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act scrapped the quota system; LBJ's Great Society created welfare magnets; courts like Plyler and Graham v. Richardson locked in the benefits.
The immigrant share of the U.S. population dropped from ~15% in 1890 to 4.7% in 1970, then spiked back to about 14% as of 2022.
As of 2022, Mexico was the top source of foreign-born US residents with 10.6 million immigrants, dwarfing all other countries of origin.
When there was no welfare, immigration self-selected for risk-takers who wanted to build. Add a welfare state and you change who shows up. The Michelin-star bakery gets a different clientele than the shop with 'free donuts' in the window — and the incentive structure of American immigration flipped in 1965.
Chapter 5 · 38:10
The legislative and judicial history builds toward a grim picture. The 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, Shapiro explains, didn't just shift national-origin demographics — it created a 7-tier family reunification preference system and capped Western Hemisphere immigration without providing a guest worker program, directly spawning mass illegal crossings. [1] — Ben Shapiro "Before 1965, American immigrants were overwhelmingly European. The 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act scrapped national-origin quotas, cr…" 39:50 Reagan's 1986 EMTALA law required hospitals to treat anyone in their ER regardless of citizenship, which in practice turned emergency rooms into general healthcare access points for illegal immigrants. Plyler v. Doe (1982) mandated free K-12 schooling for undocumented children. Graham v. Richardson (1971) struck down restrictions on welfare access for short-term visa holders. [2] — Ben Shapiro "Bernie Sanders told his audience that progressives must fight on two fronts: against Trump, and to transform the Democratic Party from with…" 56:25 The cumulative result: tens of thousands of dollars in annual benefits available to anyone who crosses the border, creating a welfare-magnet dynamic Shapiro argues is the structural root of the crisis — not the birthright citizenship ruling.
Before 1965, American immigrants were overwhelmingly European. The 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act scrapped national-origin quotas, created a 7-tier family reunification system, and added a Western Hemisphere cap with no guest worker program — spawning mass illegal immigration as the unintended consequence.
The 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, pushed by Ted Kennedy and LBJ, repealed the national-origin quota system and created a 7-tier family reunification preference, radically shifting immigrant demographics.
The 1982 Supreme Court ruling Plyler v. Doe (5-4) struck down a Texas law barring illegal immigrant children from free public K-12 education, citing the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.
Chapter 6 · 47:10
Shapiro pivots to an enthusiastic endorsement of PureTalk, the only US wireless company to receive five stars across all categories from Consumer Reports — coverage, customer support, value, and data. He emphasizes there are no contracts or cancellation fees, all customer service is US-based, and the company is running a dollar-for-dollar donation match up to $250,000 for America's Warrior Partnership, a veterans' support organization. Listeners are directed to puretalk.com/shapiro.
Chapter 7 · 47:50
This is the constructive pivot the episode has been building toward. Shapiro identifies two master levers: enforce immigration law (executive's job) and eliminate welfare access for illegal immigrants (legislature and judiciary's job). About 50% of illegal immigrants entered legally on temporary visas and overstayed — a straightforward enforcement problem requiring no new law. [1] — Ben Shapiro "About 50% of illegal immigrants enter legally and overstay visas. You can enforce that without Congress. You can criminalize birth tourism …" 49:20 The DOJ issued a memo just yesterday on prosecuting birth tourism schemes. Travel regulations could be amended to deny long visas to women in late pregnancy. On the judicial front, Shapiro argues the current Supreme Court would likely overturn Plyler v. Doe, removing the constitutional guarantee of free K-12 schooling for undocumented children — a massive pull factor. He also quotes Kavanaugh's concurrence noting Congress could constitutionally legislate exceptions to birthright citizenship without a constitutional amendment, leaving that door open as well.
About 50% of illegal immigrants enter legally and overstay visas. You can enforce that without Congress. You can criminalize birth tourism networks via DOJ memo. You can restrict third-trimester travel visas. And this Supreme Court would likely overturn Plyler v. Doe, stripping illegal immigrants' children of free public schooling.
About 50% of all illegal immigrants in the US did not cross the southern border but entered on temporary visas and overstayed their authorized period.
Chapter 9 · 51:40
The segment opens with a sharp juxtaposition: Democrats are celebrating the birthright ruling while the mother of a murder victim testifies to Congress about its real human cost. Jessica Gorman's daughter Sheridan was killed by an illegal immigrant protected by Chicago's sanctuary city policies. [1] — Jessica Gorman "Jessica Gorman, whose daughter Sheridan was murdered by an illegal immigrant in Chicago, told Congress: 'When your child is in a coffin, th…" 52:10 When Rep. Pramila Jayapal noted wearily that this was 'the fourth time' such a hearing had been held, Gorman responded with searing directness: 'When your child is in a coffin, there is no but.' Rep. Mike Lawler then tangled with Rep. Jamie Raskin for giving short shrift to Gorman's testimony while invoking progressive crime victims. Shapiro also highlights Ezra Klein conceding to Chris Rufo on the New York Times that concerns about rapid demographic change are not racist — noting it describes the majority of the country — and argues Democrats are making a political mistake by pretending otherwise.
Jessica Gorman, whose daughter Sheridan was murdered by an illegal immigrant in Chicago, told Congress: 'When your child is in a coffin, there's no but.' Representative Pramila Jayapal had just called the hearing the fourth of its kind, implying there were better uses of congressional time.
Chapter 10 · 54:20
Shapiro pivots briefly to the other major SCOTUS decision of the day: the court ruled that biological males cannot compete in girls' or women's sports in public schools and colleges. The ruling itself is described as unsurprising given how oral arguments went. What draws Shapiro's fire is the media coverage. NBC's Craig Melvin aired a note explaining the network was using the terms 'biological male' and 'biological female' only because the court used them, implying the terms are problematic. CNN's Laura Coates went further, calling women's sports 'so-called girls' sports' — a linguistic contortion Shapiro finds both absurd and revealing. He argues this reflexive deference to gender ideology will continue to dog the left politically.
Democrats aren't cheering the SCOTUS ruling out of reverence for the Constitution. They're cheering because birthright citizenship is the engine of mass migration and demographic transformation. That's a distinction Republicans should make loudly.
Chapter 11 · 56:15
The political obituaries roll in. Bernie Sanders, describing his two-front progressive strategy, literally invokes killing kulaks and Mensheviks as metaphors — Shapiro can barely contain himself. [1] — Ben Shapiro "Bernie Sanders told his audience that progressives must fight on two fronts: against Trump, and to transform the Democratic Party from with…" 56:25 In Colorado, Milot Kiros — born in Ethiopia, fired from Sidley Austin for pro-Hamas activity, and on record calling 9/11 'inevitable' — defeated Diana DeGette, a 15-term incumbent, in the Democratic primary. Progressive Manny Rutinal won a swing district primary over a moderate, and Senator Michael Bennet lost the governor's race to far-left attorney general Phil Weiser. Shapiro acknowledges these could be bad candidates the way Republicans had bad candidates in 2022 Senate races, but notes that polls in Maine show GOP-leaning Collins losing to a candidate named Graham Plattner by 2 points in a district that went 11 for Harris — suggesting Plattner is badly underrunning his baseline. Meanwhile the RNC has $125 million cash versus the DNC's -$3.5 million.
Bernie Sanders told his audience that progressives must fight on two fronts: against Trump, and to transform the Democratic Party from within. He framed it as needing to 'kill the kulaks and then also kill the Mensheviks.' Ben Shapiro can barely contain his reaction.
Milot Kiros — fired from Sidley Austin for pro-Hamas statements, who called 9/11 'inevitable' — just beat Diana DeGette, a 15-term incumbent, in Colorado's Democratic primary. Progressives also swept a key swing district and the governor's race, cementing the left's grip on the Democratic Party.
As of July 2026, the RNC had $125 million in the bank while the DNC was $3.5 million in debt, a massive financial advantage for Republicans heading into midterms.
A New York Times/Siena poll showed Nazi-tattoo candidate Graham Plattner leading Maine Senator Susan Collins by 2 points, within the margin of error, in a district that went +11 for Kamala Harris.
Chapter 12 · 58:40
The episode's closing stretch covers several lighter but revealing topics. Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared on Piers Morgan's show to announce she is working toward launching a new America-focused party, acknowledging it would take years to develop but framing it as a necessary alternative to both parties — Shapiro sees it as splinter-faction mischief. Vox published a piece declaring New York City politician Zohran Mamdani the Democrats' new masculine icon on the basis of marathon-running, beard-growing, and Knicks fandom; Shapiro counters that Mamdani has no children, lives off wealthy parents, and marches in both Pakistan Day and Pride parades — hardly a model of masculinity. [1] — Ben Shapiro "US 83% World Cup favorite vs Bosnia: Prediction markets on Kalshi showed the US as an 83% favorite to advance past Bosnia and Herzegovina i…" 58:50 Shapiro then briefly mocks an Iranian government official criticizing the US for its treatment of Iran at the World Cup before noting that Kalshi markets have the US at 83% to advance past Bosnia, with a favorable bracket ahead through Belgium and likely Spain.
Prediction markets on Kalshi showed the US as an 83% favorite to advance past Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Cup round of 16.
Vox declared New York politician Zohran Mamdani the Democrats' new masculine icon. Shapiro points out he has no children, marches in both Pakistan Day and Pride parades, and spent his career living off wealthy parents. The left's struggle to define manhood continues.
No indexed bits in this chapter.
Jessica Gorman, whose daughter Sheridan was murdered by an illegal immigrant in Chicago, told Congress: 'When your child is in a coffin, there's no but.' Representative Pramila Jayapal had just called the hearing the fourth of its kind, implying there were better uses of congressional time.
America's immigration crisis wasn't caused by Supreme Court rulings — it was caused by Congress and presidents over decades. The 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act scrapped the quota system; LBJ's Great Society created welfare magnets; courts like Plyler and Graham v. Richardson locked in the benefits.
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Factual claims made this episode, and whether a source was named.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to uphold birthright citizenship, with Justice Kavanaugh expressing reservations about the majority position.
There are approximately 4.6 million US-born children of illegal immigrants currently in the country, with roughly 4.2 million illegal immigrant parents.
A Pew study found that nearly 1 in 10 births in the US in 2023 was to an illegal immigrant mother, totaling about 320,000 babies per year.
If the Supreme Court had ruled against birthright citizenship, approximately 260,000 of the 320,000 annual births to illegal immigrant mothers would not have qualified for citizenship.
The number of births to illegal immigrant mothers in the US tripled from about 120,000 in 1990 to a peak of about 380,000 in 2006.
The immigrant share of the US population fell from approximately 15% in 1890 to 4.7% in 1970, then rose back to about 14% as of 2022.
As of 2022, Mexico was the top source of foreign-born US residents with 10.6 million, followed by India (2.83M), China (2.23M), Philippines (2.01M), and El Salvador (1.42M).
About 50% of all illegal immigrants in the US did not cross the southern border but entered on temporary visas and overstayed.
The 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, pushed by Ted Kennedy and LBJ, repealed the national-origin quota system and created a 7-tier family reunification preference system.
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (1986), signed by Ronald Reagan, requires hospitals with Medicare emergency rooms to provide medical screening and stabilizing treatment to all patients regardless of citizenship or ability to pay.
Plyler v. Doe (1982) was a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling that struck down a Texas law barring illegal immigrant children from free public K-12 education, citing the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.
The RNC had $125 million cash on hand while the DNC was $3.5 million in debt as of the reporting period.
Kalshi prediction markets showed the US as an 83% favorite to advance past Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2026 World Cup.
A New York Times/Siena poll showed James Talarico and Ken Paxton in a dead heat at 47% each in Texas.
Graham Plattner leads Susan Collins by 2 points in a Maine district that voted 11 points for Kamala Harris, according to a New York Times poll.
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Landmark legislation pushed by Ted Kennedy and LBJ that abolished national-origin quotas and transformed the demographic composition of US immigration.
Progressive Democratic primary winner in Colorado who defeated 15-term incumbent Diana DeGette; previously fired from Sidley Austin for pro-Hamas statements.
New York politician declared by Vox to be the Democrats' new masculine icon; Shapiro dismisses him as a 'smarm factory' with no earned credentials.
Shapiro mocked Sanders for framing Democratic Party strategy using Stalinist metaphors about killing kulaks and Mensheviks.
Supreme Court justice who joined the birthright citizenship majority but wrote separately that Congress could constitutionally pass legislation creating exceptions to birthright citizenship.
1982 Supreme Court ruling requiring states to provide free public K-12 education to undocumented immigrant children, cited as a major driver of immigration incentives.
Border czar who condemned the SCOTUS birthright ruling and warned of Chinese birth tourism as a national security threat.
Mother of Sheridan Gorman, murdered by an illegal immigrant in Chicago; gave emotional congressional testimony about sanctuary city policies.
Led the dissent arguing that birthright citizenship requires domicile and non-foreign allegiance; the only justice who suggested children of illegal immigrants might not be citizens.
Mayor of Chicago who celebrated the SCOTUS birthright citizenship ruling as affirming that every child born in America belongs here.
15-term Colorado congresswoman who was defeated in a Democratic primary by progressive Milot Kiros.
Republican congresswoman who told Piers Morgan she is working to launch a new third party separate from both Democrats and Republicans.
House Speaker who said birthright citizenship has been grossly abused and called on Congress to act after the SCOTUS ruling.
Head of the House Congressional Progressive Caucus who dismissed the congressional hearing on sanctuary cities as the fourth of its kind.
Senator who co-championed the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, which Shapiro blames for the demographic shift in US immigration.
Ruled 6-3 to uphold birthright citizenship, which Shapiro calls legally wrong but not the end of immigration reform options.
The constitutional amendment whose Citizenship Clause was at the center of the birthright citizenship case.
Cited by Shapiro for a study showing nearly 1 in 10 US births in 2023 were to illegal immigrant mothers, totaling about 320,000 babies.
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