The Supreme Court, at President Trump’s behest, will reconsider the bedrock American principle of birthright citizenship on Wednesday in the biggest case of the term, United States v. Barbara.
The administration is trying to exclude the children of “temporary visitors” and “illegal aliens,” arguing that they lack sufficient loyalty to the United States to deserve its protections. Such an argument, should the Court accept it, would pervert the understanding of American citizenship that has reigned for 128 years.
