SCOTUS and Birthright Citizenship

One of the worst court decisions imaginable:

The US Supreme Court has just handed down some very important decisions. Some, like the ruling on states being allowed to keep men out of women’s sports was a great outcome. Justice Clarence Thomas led the way here, stating that “Men and boys with gender dysphoria are not women or girls, even if they believe that they are. Sex is an immutable ‘biological’ characteristic…it is binary.”

But one utterly disastrous decision had to do with birthright citizenship. The opening words of the decision explain what it is all about:

The question presented is whether the Constitution guarantees citizenship to children born in the United States of parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present in the country. Under the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, “[a]ll 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.” On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order No. 14160, titled Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship. The Order provides that children born in the United States of parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present here are not “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States—and thus do not qualify for citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment or the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which uses the same language.

One thing often forgotten is that the 14^th Amendment was especially about freed slaves – not every person on the planet! So now we can have ‘anchor babies’ determining who can come into America – namely, everyone. Already there is so much commentary on this decision that it is best just to let some of these many voices be heard:

I guess I have to accept it. It is the Supreme Court. I think it is very bad for our nation, we are the only nation that does it. Donald Trump

I would like to congratulate President Xi, and the Great Country of China, on their massive Birthright Citizenship WIN! Donald Trump

Once again, our government has proven, they work harder for illegal aliens than the American people. Anchor babies are not American citizens. This is a systematic abuse of the Constitution. Rep. Nancy Mace

The 14th Amendment was written for freed slaves. Not for birth tourism. The men who wrote it knew the difference. But apparently the female justices on the Supreme Court do not. Rep. Nancy Mace

The Supreme Court just ruled that, apparently, immigration IS a suicide pact. It has struck down Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order and chose to distort the single most important phrase in the 14th Amendment: “and subject to the jurisdiction thereof.” When the Republican Congress drafted this amendment after the Civil War to protect freed slaves from the Democrat Party’s terror campaign, they inserted that phrase for a definitive reason. It was meant to cover people who owed FULL ALLEGIANCE to this country. It was never written to create automatic citizenship for children born to people who enter our country illegally, or who come here on tourist visas just to give birth, or are part of a mass surrogate campaign run by the Chinese Communist Party to increase its influence over America. The authors of the 14th Amendment would never recognize what the Court did today. They have taken our constitutional compassion, born of justice and mercy, and twisted it into a weapon against us. It makes absolutely no sense. Glenn Beck

1M Chinese communists will soon be eligible U.S. voters. Because the Chinese pay surrogates to birth their babies on U.S. soil. Or engage in birth tourism & come here pregnant themselves to give birth: They then take the babies directly back to China. They indoctrinate them into communists. But the babies are U.S. citizens. Because they were born on U.S. soil. As soon as they turn 18, they are deployed to vote in our elections. This Chinese plot to take over our elections is ripening, the first Chinese communist U.S. citizens are coming to age… and will vote in 2028. Soon 1M will be eligible to vote. The Chinese have quite literally taken over our elections. 1M Chinese commie votes decides our elections by orders of magnitude. Birthright citizenship is a grave threat to our nation. It must be overturned. Liz Wheeler

The 14th amendment was adopted by more than 2/3rds of the members of Congress and thereafter ratified by 3/4ths of the states. Yet, nowhere can the Court or its proponents point to all those elected representatives at the federal and state level who argued for birthright citizenship for the children of aliens — illegal aliens of all matter! In fact, it wasn’t even on their collective mind. They were dealing with Reconstruction, which was going poorly. No, this is not a constitutional decision. It’s a cowardly decision. An abomination giving constitutional protection to what is illegal conduct. Mark R. Levin

I just finished reading Clarence Thomas’s dissent.  I encourage you to do the same.  If you take the time to read Roberts’s opinion and compare it to Thomas’s dissent, Thomas completely outclasses Roberts.  His is a step-by-step history and constitutional lessen that brilliantly and methodically unravels every aspect of Roberts’s argument. Mark R. Levin

Just finished Alito’s dissent. Another brutal takedown of Roberts and the Majority. And he strikes directly at Roberts’s constant refrain about British Common Law being the basis for our understanding of citizenship. Alito makes clear that involved allegiance to the King, and that even Britain abandoned that. That is, Roberts’s entire basis for his arguments about jurisdiction are bogus. Mark R. Levin

The court has not made birth tourism legitimate. It has made itself illegitimate. Thomas and Alito are right. Congress must start acting now to remove all foreign women from the country immediately. And begin attaching pregnancy test to visa requirements. Force the Supreme Court to confront the will of the people again and again and again. Megan Basham

Today’s ruling will directly lead to TENS of MILLIONS more foreigners flooding into this country, most of whom will have multiple children who will be entitled to a slice of your paycheck.” “Most of them will not even attempt to assimilate, which is why large portions of California now resemble Mexico. Why 30% of New Yorkers can’t speak English. Why Somali run entire neighborhoods in Minneapolis.” “None of this is lawful.” A truly HORRIFC DAY for America! Matt Walsh

Nobody believes that it’s a good idea, or makes any rational sense, to award citizenship to the babies of illegal immigrants. Nobody believes that the Founders ever intended any of this. This is one of those times where the debate is a facade. The other side doesn’t believe their own bullshit. They know this is ruinous for the country. That’s why they’re so elated. As for the Constitution, they couldn’t care less. Matt Walsh

One of the most destructive and outrageous decisions in the long history of the Supreme Court. American citizenship is not the birthright of the world. It belongs only and solely to Americans. No provision of the Constitution can be read to require our national self-obliteration. Stephen Miller

Birthright citizenship means the children of illegal aliens can vote to tax your children and seize their inheritance. Stephen Miller

SCOTUS really watched the children of migrants burn cop cars, throw cement blocks at police, wave the flags of foreign countries in protest of illegals (aka their parents) being deported and said…yup they’re just as American as you and me! Savanah Hernandez

SCOTUS Justice Sam Alito has just OBLITERATED the ruling upholding birthright citizenship for illegals He’s right: “Suppose that country is a strategic adversary or ENEMY of the United States. Suppose the child never visited the United States and was inculcated with HATRED of this country…” “According to this court, THAT person is a citizen of the United States…even if he plots to HARM this country, he cannot be deprived of his status as a citizen, at least under current precedent!” Every word is true. Huge blunder by SCOTUS for our republic’s future. Eric Daugherty

The Fourteenth Amendment wasn’t written to be a floor mat to mass illegal migration. The Supreme Court got this one wrong. And Congress shouldn’t hide behind the courts. It should clarify the law and restore the original purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment. I should know, family lived the history that produced this amendment. Wesley Hunt

If your family settled Jamestown in 1607, you’re an invader with no claim to this stolen land. If your Chinese mom pops you out in Guam tomorrow, America is your birthright. Michael Knowles

Well the Supreme Court has made their decision…and apparently 5 of the justices think the authors of the 14th amendment clearly meant anyone could randomly show up illegally, have a baby, and that suddenly meant citizenship. We should now move to significantly cut all immigration, and significantly reduce visas. Look, I wanted to be reasonable. But reason doesn’t seem to work for some people, so now we have to take more drastic measures. It’s a shame really, but that’s where we are. Nick Freitas

To those on the right giving us the “It’s not a big deal, they just upheld the way birthright citizenship been interpreted for 100 years”… It is a big deal because the Democrats have been actively letting millions of people into the country illegally and this was our best chance to have this properly interpreted. Honestly what is it going to take for you guys to wake the hell up and realize we are not in the same fight we were 20-30 years ago? Nick Freitas

The U.S. Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship for illegal aliens and children of temporary visitors by rejecting President Trump’s executive order. The U.S. institutions are committing suicidal empathy. This decision is against common sense, and most importantly, it is against American interests. A sad day for America because justice did not win. Weronika Rogowska

The fact that we are one of the few countries that continues to embrace birthright citizenship is perfectly insane, and it is a great danger to this government and to this republic. Jonathan Turley

SCOTUS just ruled that illegal invaders are just as American as you or I. This is an injustice that will only expedite the destruction of our country. Traitors. Kevin Sorbo

In case you’re keeping score: America is the only country on earth with: birthright citizenship; no voter ID; and a MASSIVE social welfare system. Yeah I can’t imagine why we’re in so much trouble. Kevin Smith

If a woman gives birth at the Supreme Court, is her baby entitled to automatic status as a Justice? Republican Army

So we’ve got open voting season, mail-in ballots, no voter ID, no proof of citizenship, ballot harvesting, drop boxes AND birth right citizenship. Well played, Democrats. The invasion worked. Meanwhile so-called republicans won’t pass the Save America Act and have backed off mass deportations because it looks “mean.” Tomi Lahren

“Birth tourism” is now a Constitutional right for all 8 billion people on earth. Dark day for this country. End Wokeness

How to Kill a Country: Open the border. Allow illegal aliens in by the millions. Give out visas. Don’t enforce overstayed visas. Pause deportations. Allow birthright citizenship. Demonize opposition. Provide free housing. Provide government benefits. Give illegal aliens Driver’s Licenses. Automate voter registration. Mail every voter a mail-in ballot. Install Secretaries of State. Refuse to clean the voter rolls. Install judges. Accept ballots after Election Day. ThePersistence

A child born in America to a family that has been in America for 10 generations has the same citizenship as a child born in America to a family that snuck over the border 10 minutes ago. Insane. C3

Anyone who knows about Clarence Thomas dissents knows they are almost always short and sweet. The fact that he wrote a 91 page dissent for this monstrosity of a decision on birthright shows how absolutely infuriated he is. DC Draino

Imagine if a pregnant lady broke into your house and had a baby in your living room, and then says she now has a legal right to stay in your house FOREVER — that’s how insane it is granting birthright citizenship to illegals. Charlie Kirk (when he was still alive)

Birthright Citizenship was written for freed slaves, NOT the anchor babies of illegals. Charlie Kirk (when he was still alive)

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