The Birthright Problem Is Huge

[Elderberry]

Powerline by John Hinderaker 4/19/2026

As the Supreme Court deliberates on the case that will determine the law regarding birthright citizenship, it should keep these numbers in mind:

    Nearly 10% of US births in 2023 came from illegal immigrant mothers, according to newly published research.

    Pew Research Center revealed that 320,000 of the 3.6 million babies born in the US that year were anchor babies who would not qualify for birthright citizenship if President Trump’s executive order is upheld by the Supreme Court.

    “Under the current erroneous birthright citizenship interpretation, these children automatically become citizens and unlock food stamps, welfare, specialized schooling for English education, and eventually college aid,” Brandy Perez Carbaugh of the Heritage Foundation told The Post.

    Of those 320,000, the center said 245,000 were born to parents who were illegal immigrants.

More: https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/04/the-birthright-problem-is-huge.php

[Bigun]

The Birthright Problem Is Huge

  Absolutely!

[Fishrrman]

Don't look to the Supreme Court to fix the birthright citizenship problem.
I sense they're going to dodge the issue to the fullest extent possible.

I've asserted repeatedly in this forum over the years that the Constitution as it currently exists is doing damage to our country and offers no real hope of repairing that damage. It literally gives our enemies the tools with which they will destroy us.

So it will go until, at some point in the future, in some way, the Constitution is "re-constituted" to fix the omissions, errors and oversights of The Founders and bring it up-to-speed in language that is irrefutable on its face.

"The fault, dear Brutus, lies not in our stars... but in ourselves."