Birthright Citizenship Has a Long Historical Precedent

April 2, 2026

TL;DR

Donald Trump was the first sitting president to attend Supreme Court arguments, which concerned his executive order to end birthright citizenship.
The proceedings and historical context suggest the Supreme Court will uphold the long-standing rule of birthright citizenship in the U.S.
The 14th Amendment, its drafting history, common law tradition, and 127 years of Supreme Court precedent all support birthright citizenship.
Arguments against birthright citizenship based on the phrase 'subject to the jurisdiction thereof' in the 14th Amendment are considered historically and textually implausible.
The Supreme Court case *United States v. Wong Kim Ark* (1898) affirmed citizenship for children born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents.
Critics argue that ending birthright citizenship would not solve immigration problems and would create a class of stateless individuals, akin to second-class citizens in other nations.
The Constitution's amendment process is presented as the proper channel for the American people to change the principle of birthright citizenship if they deem it necessary.

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