Get Ready for a Supreme Court Showdown on Birthright Citizenship, Which Trump Says Excludes Children of Illegal Migrants

Despite what many pundits and even lower court judges are saying, this is not a slam dunk for the president’s opponents.

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Migrants bound for America on the Huixtla highway, Chiapas, Mexico, October 22, 2024. AP/Edgar H. Clemente, file

Get ready for a Supreme Court showdown over President Trump’s challenge to birthright citizenship — the idea that all children born in the United States have the same rights, regardless of where their parents came from. 

Despite what many pundits and even lower court judges are saying, this is not a slam dunk for the president’s opponents. There are powerful arguments and Supreme Court precedents on both sides.

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