Trump Could Prompt Supreme Court Ruling on Birthright Citizenship

When a person here posts; " 14th Amendment be damned." shows this is an emotional issue that would take a united front to change. I don't see us uniting over much of anything anymore.

The only way this changes is through a Constitutional amendment. Democrats at a minimum will never agree and we will likely never get 2/3rds in both houses or 2/3rds of the States (34) to force it. That said, without a major tragedy related to birthright citizenship affecting this country, this will not happen. The best we can do is mplement better border security and remove the incentive of anchor babies from being able to bring their immediate and extended families into the country. Simply being born here does not negate the fact we can still deport the kid's parents along with the kid under their care. When that kid is no longer under the care of their parents or family members, for whatever reason, they can return to the US, assuming they have all the correct documentation to prove they were born in the US. I have no problem with kids being born here as anchor babies, but it should not be a means for their parents and extended families to also stay here.

I highly doubt this will go to SCOTUS.

Birthright citizenship is very clearly outlined in the Constitution. 14A begins "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."

The only conceivable interpretation which would potentially remove birthright citizenship is claiming that children of illegal immigrants are not subject to US law. But if that is true, then we ALSO have no authority to deport them - or to try them or jail them for crimes, tax them, or do anything else. They would be ACTUAL SovCits.

If this goes to court at all, I see it being tossed out by the first court to see it, and every subsequent court refusing to review an appeal. No way SCOTUS grants cert on this.