SCOTUS will hear arguments on birthright citizenship this week

 

On the first day of his second term in office, Trump signed an executive order supposedly “denying” birthright citizenship to certain children who were born in the United States to non-citizens. While no president has the authority to revoke birthright citizenship through executive order, this move was the first in a long line of ensuing attacks on immigrant rights and communities across America. Now, the Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in three cases challenging Trump’s dangerous and undemocratic executive order: Birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment, and it’s a bedrock of the promise of America. It guarantees that if you were born on American soil, you’re an American citizen. The plain text of the 14th amendment itself makes this crystal clear. But legal history and constitutionality haven’t stopped this MAGA Supreme Court from taking away our rights before. If the Roberts Court sides with Trump, they could be on the brink of ripping apart almost 420 years of legal precedent for birthright citizenship. It’s more important than ever that we make our voices heard and hold this MAGA-corrupted Supreme Court accountable to the people. That’s why we’re coordinating the messaging and rapid response to these oral arguments with thousands of groups and activists across the country. We’re preparing our Nerve Center messaging to pressure the MAGA Supreme Court to uphold birthright citizenship ahead of oral arguments this week. But we can’t rally supporters without your help. Chip in today to make sure the MAGA justices hear us loud and clear: birthright citizenship is an American right. Trump’s move to strip the promise of birthright citizenship from Americans is even alarming conservatives. The right-leaning CATO Institute had this to say: “With the law, tradition, common sense, reason, and empirical evidence on the side of maintaining birthright citizenship, we can only hope the courts maintain our exceptional system in its current form.” It’s unbelievable that a right so entrenched in the promise of America would come before the Supreme Court. But this type of case is exactly why well-funded, right-wing forces spent decades packing the Supreme Court. They want Trump to dismantle democracy as we know it so they can reshape our country to their liking—and they want the MAGA justices they placed on the Supreme Court to help. This is why UFD exists. We’ve built a coalition of grassroots groups around the country to sound the alarm and raise the pressure on the MAGA Supreme Court. Every dollar supports our work as the first line of defense to Trump’s attacks on our democracy. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your secure donation will go through immediately: Chip in $15 now   Chip in $30 now Chip in $60 now   Chip in $100 now Chip in $250 now   other amount Thank you for supporting the fight for birthright citizenship, Morgan Stahr United for Democracy

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