Birthright citizenship: for immigrants, it’s not as easy as it sounds

WORT 89.9FM Madison · Aug 15, 2026 · 13m

First Trump challenged the 14th amendment and the right to U.S. citizenship at birth. But the Supreme Court ruled against him. So now he has issued Executive Orders to limit birthright citizenship, criticizing the idea of birth tourism - something that even anti-immigration groups say happens at less than a half of a percent of all births. But for immigrant parents, putting birthright citizenship into practice is not as easy as it sounds, especially when it comes to newborns born to immigrant mothers. Her Turn reporter Arlene Zaucha talks with Zain Lakhani from the Women’s Refugee Commission…