Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said the Supreme Court has reinforced the constitutional principle of birthright citizenship, arguing that anyone born on U.S. soil is an American citizen despite renewed political debate over immigration policy.
Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship On Tuesday, in a post on X, Schumer criticized President Donald Trump and said the court had reaffirmed a long-standing constitutional interpretation tied to the Fourteenth Amendment.
"Despite Trump’s best efforts to bully them, the Supreme Court just reaffirmed that if you are born in America, you belong in America," Schumer wrote.
He added that the principle has deep historical roots.
"For 250 years, America has been a nation made stronger by immigrants." "The framers of the Fourteenth Amendment wove that value into our Constitution, affirming that those born on American soil are citizens," he further said.
