The Trump Administration asked the Supreme Court to revisit their decision on the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship. If the Supreme Court rules against birthright citizenship, the automatic right to U.S. citizenship for children born on American soil would end.

Currently, under the 14th Amendment, anyone born in the United States is a citizen, regardless of their parents’ immigration status, except children of diplomats. A ruling against this principle would fundamentally redefine what it means to be American.

Without birthright citizenship, children born to noncitizen parents could be denied citizenship at birth. They might instead have to go through naturalization processes later in life, potentially leaving them in legal limbo or limiting access to social services, healthcare,

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