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Supreme Court Defends Birthright Citizenship | Kansas City News
The Supreme Court just delivered a major blow to President Trump’s controversial birthright citizenship plan, upholding the long-standing rule that anyone born on U.S. soil is automatically a citizen — no matter their parents’ immigration status. The decision, rooted in the Fourteenth Amendment and landmark precedent like the 1898 Wong Kim Ark case, reaffirms a core pillar of American identity. Though the administration argued kids born to non-citizens weren’t “subject to the jurisdiction,” the court rejected that interpretation, calling it a betrayal of post-Civil War ideals. The ruling…
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