Republicans Target U.S. Territories as Next Front in Battle Against Birth Tourism
House Republicans introduced legislation to end birthright citizenship in U.S. territories to target organized birth tourism networks.
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Republicans Target U.S. Territories as Next Front in Battle Against Birth Tourism
The Supreme Court just handed down its ruling on birthright citizenship, and before the ink dried, Republicans found the next battlefield. Turns out America’s territories might be the weak link nobody was watching closely enough.
Rep. Morgan Griffith from Virginia introduced the End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act this week, and the timing tells you everything. The Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s attempt to deny citizenship to kids born here when their parents are in the country illegally or temporarily. That decision, known as Barbara, seemed like a setback for conservatives fighting birth tourism. But here’s the thing. The ruling left a door cracked open, and Griffith walked right through it.
Should Congress restrict birthright citizenship in U.S. territories to curb birth tourism?
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