Supreme Court Weighs Birthright Citizenship Challenge

0:00The Supreme Court kicked off arguments this Wednesday on a major challenge to birthright citizenship stemming from the Trump administration's executive order to end it for kids of undocumented immigrants and some visa holders. This 14-amimerae has stood for over 150 years, but the case has folks in Connecticut on edge from community groups to legal pros, groups like Connecticut students for a dream, which supports young immigrants and DACA recipients, say a bad ruling could mess with college kids, planning families or even future siblings born here. Their director points out the chaos it would spark in hospitals, schools, and public safety, questioning why create more undocumented folks in a country already cracking down on immigration. Leaders from make the road Connecticut an immigration attorney's echo that fear, warning it could birth a permanent underclass denied basic rights. No matter how American they feel growing up here, they stress kids of immigrants fuel the workforce, economy,

1:00and culture stripping citizenship just doesn't add up. Attorney General William Tongue and 23 others slammed the order as illegal, celebrating court blocks that stopped it cold. Experts like Yale's Jed Rubenfeld, note even if the policy has merit, it needs a full constitutional amendment, not a presidential pinstroke. As the justices mull it over for months, Connecticut's immigrant communities brace for the long fight ahead, urging everyone to watch this one close, since it could reshape who counts as American. Stay informed with Hartford News Today, AI-powered updates. I'm Corey with The Story.