Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Heritage Foundation on Birthright Citizenship

What Did the Founders Mean by ‘Birthright Citizenship’?

False assumptions: The Supreme Court is considering a universal injunction against President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship, which has brought the issue back to the front pages.

• Heritage Senior Legal Fellow Amy Swearer explains on X that those who drafted the 14th Amendment did not intend that any child who happens to be born in the U.S. automatically receives citizenship.

• And it was never meant to incentivize foreigners to break U.S. law.

Watch the Heritage explainer on X

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