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Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling 'a tremendous betrayal' says Heritage chief
Key takeaways
- The Justices in the majority have inflamed the all-out assault on our sovereignty and cheapened the sacred value of American citizenship, Roberts wrote on social platform X.
- Universal birthright citizenship erases any uniquely American birthright—a distortion that was never the meaning or intention of the 14th Amendment.
- Roberts was responding to a 6-3 ruling by the court that found President Trump s restrictions on birthright citizenship are unconstitutional.
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The Justices in the majority have inflamed the all-out assault on our sovereignty and cheapened the sacred value of American citizenship, Roberts wrote on social platform X.
Universal birthright citizenship erases any uniquely American birthright—a distortion that was never the meaning or intention of the 14th Amendment. It is time for a constitutional amendment to correct this gross injustice, he said.
Roberts was responding to a 6-3 ruling by the court that found President Trump s restrictions on birthright citizenship are unconstitutional.
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