US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship: Who wins, who loses?

The US Supreme Court has upheld birthright citizenship, striking down an executive order from President Trump that sought to abolish the constitutional right. According to Al Jazeera, Trump has pledged to challenge the ruling. Birthright citizenship—the guarantee of automatic citizenship to anyone born on US soil—has been law since the Fourteenth Amendment, and this decision affirms that constitutional protection.

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