The Supreme Court heard arguments earlier this month over President Donald Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship, teeing up a decision that could have far-reaching economic implications.
Trump issued an executive order last year to bar the U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants from automatically obtaining citizenship. The order also excluded children if their mothers had lawful temporary status but their fathers were not permanent residents or U.S. citizens.
The order was blocked by multiple federal judges and eventually reached the Supreme Court in the case of Trump v. Barbara.
The justices during oral argument on April 1 wrestled with how to apply the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, and their decision could affect state budgets and economies….
The Fiscal and Economic Impacts of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
