NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has joined Iowa and 23 other states in filing a brief with the Supreme Court of the United States, urging the Court to reconsider how the Constitution defines birthright citizenship.

In a 30-page amicus brief, the coalition argues that the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause — which states that "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" are citizens — has been interpreted too broadly.

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The states contend that automatic citizenship should apply only to children whose parents are lawfully present and owe allegiance to the United States.

"The idea that citizenship is guaranteed to everyone born in the United States doesn't square with the

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