Commentary: Birthright citizenship ruling was a win for democracy β and a warning about erasing history
β’ The Supreme Court narrowly upheld birthright citizenship, ruling that being born on U.S. soil grants citizenship regardless of the parents' legal status. β’ In her opinion, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned that the case reflects a broader political effort to rewrite history to serve specific ideological aims. β’ Dissenting justices argued that the 14th Amendment is ambiguous and should not grant citizenship to children of parents present only temporarily or unlawfully.
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