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The case for and against birthright citizenship scotus ruling.

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The arguments

Ruling Upholds Constitutional Guarantee

The majority and liberal commentators view the decision as correctly affirming a long-settled constitutional protection, warning that eroding birthright citizenship would undermine foundational rights and rule of law.

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Ruling Is Legally Wrong and Activist

Conservative voices argue the Court misread the 14th Amendment's original meaning and that birthright citizenship was never intended to apply to children of illegal immigrants or temporary visitors with no allegiance to the U.S.

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Mixed

Ruling Changes Nothing — Fight Moves to Politics

Some conservatives contend the ruling is frustrating but does not alter the existing battlefield, arguing the executive branch still has ample tools to address mass immigration without a constitutional amendment.

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Brief

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship for any child born on U.S. soil, striking down Trump's executive order attempting to end the practice. Chief Justice Roberts wrote for the majority joined by the liberal justices, while conservative dissenters — including Justice Thomas in a 91-page dissent — argued the ruling ignores the original meaning of "subject to the jurisdiction thereof". Conservative commentators called the decision legally wrong and activist, while others argued it changes nothing substantively since birthright citizenship was already settled law. Roughly 4.6 million U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants currently reside in the country, and approximately 1 in 10 U.S. births in 2023 was to an illegal immigrant mother, figures that underscore the policy stakes of the ruling.

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