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Supreme Court Defends Birthright Citizenship | Des Moines News
The Supreme Court just delivered a major blow to President Trump’s immigration agenda, ruling 6-3 that his executive order attempting to strip birthright citizenship from children born in the U.S. to undocumented parents was unconstitutional. The decision reaffirms the long-standing principle that anyone born on American soil is a citizen, no matter their parents’ status — a victory for immigrant rights groups like Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice and Escucha Mi Voz Iowa, who see it as a defense of constitutional promise and a rejection of harsh immigration policies. But advocates stress the…
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