The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday about whether President Donald Trump can deny citizenship to children born to parents in the country illegally or temporarily. The case stems from an executive order the president signed on the first day of his second term.Lawyers against Trump’s executive order say this could impact nearly a quarter of a million children born in the U.S. each year. Birthright citizenship has been protected under the 14th Amendment for more than a century.This case made it to the Supreme Court after federal judges in New Hampshire concluded the policy the president signed last year violated the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, which basically says everyone born in the U.S. is a citizen, with some narrow exceptions. Birthright citizenship was enshrined in the Constitution after the Civil War to ensure former slaves would be citizens. In the late 1800s, it was expanded to the children of immigrants.The president insists the legislation only pertains to slaves and not immigrants in the country illegally. Some experts argue otherwise.”It’s a rather different case from most of the rest of them. It doesn’t involve the workings of administrative agencies or the refusal to spend money. It’s just the one person’s view of what the Constitution says,” said George Washington University Law Professor Alan Morrison.Trump also says he’s trying to stop “birth tourism” from being abused.Our partners at PolitiFact looked into this claim and found that obtaining a tourist visa for the purpose of having a child in the U.S. is already illegal, and immigration officials can prevent pregnant women from entering the U.S. on a tourist visa.Research also suggests that perhaps up to 3% of all births each year are to people who live outside the U.S. In most cases, the parent is in the U.S. on a long-term student or guest worker visa. President Trump said he plans to attend today’s Supreme Court hearing, making him the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the nation’s highest court.Keep watching for the latest from the Washington News Bureau:
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday about whether President Donald Trump can deny citizenship to children born to parents in the country illegally or temporarily. The case stems from an executive order the president signed on the first day of his second term.
Lawyers against Trump’s executive order say this could impact nearly a quarter of a million children born in the U.S. each year.
Birthright citizenship has been protected under the 14th Amendment for more than a century.
This case made it to the Supreme Court after federal judges in New Hampshire concluded the policy the president signed last year violated the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, which basically says everyone born in the U.S. is a citizen, with some narrow exceptions.
Birthright citizenship was enshrined in the Constitution after the Civil War to ensure former slaves would be citizens. In the late 1800s, it was expanded to the children of immigrants.
The president insists the legislation only pertains to slaves and not immigrants in the country illegally. Some experts argue otherwise.
“It’s a rather different case from most of the rest of them. It doesn’t involve the workings of administrative agencies or the refusal to spend money. It’s just the one person’s view of what the Constitution says,” said George Washington University Law Professor Alan Morrison.
Trump also says he’s trying to stop “birth tourism” from being abused.
Our partners at PolitiFact looked into this claim and found that obtaining a tourist visa for the purpose of having a child in the U.S. is already illegal, and immigration officials can prevent pregnant women from entering the U.S. on a tourist visa.
Research also suggests that perhaps up to 3% of all births each year are to people who live outside the U.S. In most cases, the parent is in the U.S. on a long-term student or guest worker visa.
President Trump said he plans to attend today’s Supreme Court hearing, making him the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the nation’s highest court.
Keep watching for the latest from the Washington News Bureau:
