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Here Are the Very Rare Exceptions to Birthright Citizenship in the US
The justices are weighing whether the 14th Amendment protects automatic citizenship for children born to undocumented or temporary-resident parents.
- On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments about President Donald Trump's executive order, issued last year, that seeks to end automatic birthright citizenship.
- President Trump contends his executive order addresses "birth tourism," claiming the current system allows individuals to exploit policies, which he characterized as the country "being scammed."
- Data on birthright citizenship remains limited; The CDC suggests less than 1% of annual births involve non-citizens, while other estimates indicate up to 2%, about 9500 babies out of 3.5 million.
- The 14th Amendment currently protects birthright citizenship, a policy shared by more than 30 countries, including Canada and Mexico, while PolitiFact counted 35 nations with similar rules.
- Beyond North and South America, countries in the Eastern Hemisphere including Lesotho, Tanzania, and Pakistan also grant automatic citizenship to those born on their soil.
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Here are the very rare exceptions to birthright citizenship in the US
The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a case involving President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, putting the 14th Amendment back in the legal spotlight. The amendment, ratified in 1868 amid Reconstruction, states, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United…
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