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GOP's Lawler: 'Birth tourism' not an issue for 'executive fiat or judicial activism'
Key takeaways
- Three conservative justices, including Chief Justice John Roberts, joined all three liberal justices in ruling that the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship by default for almost all children born on U.S.
- Lawler said that the court s decision was well-reasoned and thought out on an issue that has been debated for decades.
- If Congress and the American people seek to change it, it will require a constitutional amendment and the overwhelming majority of Americans making that decision, he wrote on the social platform X.
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Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Tuesday said birth tourism is an issue Congress should address, not by executive fiat or judicial activism, after the Supreme Court ruled against President Trump s restrictions on birthright citizenship.
Three conservative justices, including Chief Justice John Roberts, joined all three liberal justices in ruling that the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship by default for almost all children born on U.S. soil, which extends to those born to parents in the country unlawfully.
Lawler said that the court s decision was well-reasoned and thought out on an issue that has been debated for decades.
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