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Senator Schmitt says Supreme Court hears birthright citizenship case next month as Trump order raises fundamental question of whether belonging is defined by birth or parental legal status

Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution Chairman Eric Schmitt of Missouri says opening an afternoon hearing on birthright citizenship for illegal aliens and tourists the Supreme Court would hear arguments the following month in Trump v. Barbara regarding Trump's executive order eliminating birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens and temporarily present aliens, and he framed the hearing as addressing not just immigration policy but the fundamental meaning of American citizenship, arguing that for years Americans had been told the Constitution required granting citizenship to almost anyone born on American soil without regard to whether parents were in the country legally, a claim that shaped the immigration system and politics for decades.
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution Chairman Eric Schmitt of Missouri says opening an afternoon hearing on birthright citizenship for illegal aliens and tourists the Supreme Court would hear arguments the following month in Trump v. Barbara regarding Trump's executive order eliminating birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens and temporarily present aliens, and he framed the hearing as addressing not just immigration policy but the fundamental meaning of American citizenship, arguing that for years Americans had been told the Constitution required granting citizenship to almost anyone born on American soil without regard to whether parents were in the country legally, a claim that shaped the immigration system and politics for decades.
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