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Stripping children of the ‘priceless treasure’ of citizenship is a grave injury,
the suit says
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There is no legitimate legal debate on this question. But the fact that Trump is dead wrong will not prevent him from inflicting serious harm right now on American families like my own,
Tong said this week
This is an unconstitutional attempt to redefine what it means to be an American,
Brown said, ... according to the Seattle Times
Frankly I have difficulty understanding how a member of the Bar could state unequivocally that this is a constitutional order,
Coughenour continued
I’ve been on the bench for over four decades. I can’t remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one is. This is a blatantly unconstitutional order,
said the Ronald Reagan appointee, according to The Seattle TimesThey will lose eligibility for myriad federal benefits programs. They will lose their right to travel freely and re-enter the United States. They will lose their ability to obtain a Social Security number ... and work lawfully,
the plaintiffs continuedThey will lose their right to vote, serve on juries, and run for certain offices,
they addedThere are other times in world history where we look back and people of goodwill can say where were the judges, where were the lawyers?”
he saidPresident Trump and the federal government now seek to impose a modern version of Dred Scott,
lawyers representing the four states wrote in a court filing
Ample historical evidence shows that the children of non-resident aliens are subject to foreign powers — and, thus, are not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and are not constitutionally entitled to birthright citizenship,
Rosenberg wroteA third party, including a state, has no legally cognizable interest in the recognition of citizenship by the federal government of a particular individual — let alone economic benefits or burdens that are wholly collateral to citizenship status,
Justice Department litigator Brad Rosenberg wroteAbsent a temporary restraining order, children born in the Plaintiff States will soon be rendered undocumented, subject to removal or detention, and many stateless,
the lawyers continued
It's ridiculous. We're the only country in the world that does this."
President Donald Trump
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
According to the 14th Amendment, which was adopted in 1868Immigrants contribute to the U.S. economy in many ways. They work at high rates and make up more than a third of the workforce in some industries."
In 2019, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reportedChildren born to immigrant families are upwardly mobile, promising future benefits not only to their families, but to the U.S. economy overall."
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities also saidTheir geographic mobility helps local economies respond to worker shortages, smoothing out bumps that could otherwise weaken the economy,
the center's researchers added
Denying citizenship to U.S.-born children is not only unconstitutional — it's also a reckless and ruthless repudiation of American values. Birthright citizenship is part of what makes the United States the strong and dynamic nation that it is. This order seeks to repeat one of the gravest errors in American history, by creating a permanent subclass of people born in the U.S. who are denied full rights as Americans."
Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), said in a statement
My answer is that it is inappropriate for a sitting judge or for a nominee to a judicial position to offer opinions on constitutional questions that are percolating at that time and may well come before that judge or that nominee. It may turn out to be a very simple question,
Alito saidIt may turn out to be a complicated question. Without studying the question, I don't know and I wouldn't—and even if I had an initial impression, I wouldn't voice it here. I would have to go through the whole judicial decision-making process before reaching a conclusion that I would be willing to express."
He continued