Consitutional
The president and his administration have been arguing that the 14th Amendment shouldn't apply to everyone
The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that birthright citizenship — which guarantees citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in the United States — is constitutional.
“Children born in the United States to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are ‘subject to the jurisdiction’ of the US and are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority opinion.
The ruling shouldn’t be too shocking, considering the 14th Amendment is pretty explicit in guaranteeing the right, but Donald Trump and his administration have long been claiming that it shouldn’t apply to everyone. Trump issued an executive order almost immediately after retaking office last year attempting to nullify birthright citizenship, arguing that the amendment’s “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” stipulation leaves room to exclude certain categories of people.
