Supreme Court Weighs Ending Birthright Citizenship

0:00The Supreme Court just heard arguments on President Trump's executive order that aims to end birthright citizenship for kids born in the U.S. too. Parents here illegally are on temporary visas. He signed it right on day one of his second term, challenging a practice that's been U.S. law for over a century. This all ties back to the 14th Amendment, which says anyone born on U.S. soil and subject to its jurisdiction is a citizen. It was pushed after the Civil War to cover former slaves and a big Supreme Court case in the 1890s, with Wong Kim Ark confirmed it applies. Even if parents aren't citizens, around the world, birthright by soil is rare. Most places go by bloodline, like parents' citizenship, Europe, Asia, and Africa mostly skip automatic grants to kids and foreigners. Australia dropped it in 1986, unless a parent is a citizen or permanent resident, while Germany loosened up this year for long term, residents. Trump's team argues those words, subject to the jurisdiction, let the government block

1:03citizenship for undocumented parents' kids, but lower courts. Keep shutting it down, saying it violates the Constitution and federal law. This case kicked off a New Hampshire, with a district judge calling the order likely illegal, so now the justices will decide if it stands or... Birthright citizenship rolls on unchanged. From your city, powered by AI, this is Canada News Today.