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Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship | Lexington News
The Supreme Court just delivered a landmark ruling defending birthright citizenship — a cornerstone of American identity — declaring that anyone born on U.S. soil is automatically a citizen, regardless of their parents’ immigration status. In a decisive 6-3 vote, the justices blocked an executive order attempting to rewrite this constitutional guarantee, reaffirming the Fourteenth Amendment’s promise that citizenship is earned simply by being born here. The decision, rooted in historic precedent like the 1898 Wong Kim Ark case, was championed by expectant parents fearing their children’s…
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