New York Attorney General Letitia James, along with 19 counterparts, issued a statement emphasizing the constitutional nature of birthright citizenship during Supreme Court hearings on its potential restriction by President Trump. The Justices appeared concerned about the implications for children born in the U.S. to undocumented parents. The statement argued that the law has established birthright citizenship for over a century, and the President's claims to alter this through executive action are unconstitutional. The statement reinforced that legal standards must be upheld to prevent chaos and disruption.
For 127 years, the law has been clear: if you are born in this country, you are a citizen of the United States. Administrations of both parties have consistently respected that right ever since.
As every court to have considered the policy agrees, the president's attempt to end birthright citizenship is patently unconstitutional.
The president cannot rewrite the Constitution and contradict the Supreme Court's own holdings with the stroke of a pen.
The Trump's administration's argument before the Supreme Court today would upend settled law and produce widespread chaos and disruption.
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