US EditionThe Case for Birthright Citizenship
UNITED STATES, JUL 3 – The Supreme Court ruled that federal courts lack authority for universal injunctions, a practice used over 127 times since 1963 to block policies nationwide, affecting both parties.
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What do the SCOTUS landmark rulings tell us about the state of our country?
In a win for President Trump, the Court restricted the ability of lower courts to block executive orders. It could lead to the end of birthright citizenship in certain parts of the country, even temporarily. Another ruling means parents may opt their kids out of coursework they disagree with.
The case for birthright citizenship
The Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution sets the requirements for citizenship: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” There isn’t a lot of room for interpretative ambiguity there. For well over a century and a half, the “birth” part of this was universally understood to mean exactly what it sounded like. Almost
Some recent social media comments suggest that four of US President Donald Trump's five children could be deported if the executive order abolishing birthright citizenship is implemented.
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