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Supreme Court Hears Birthright Citizenship Case
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday. Trump's team argued birth tourism supports ending birthright citizenship.
Birth tourism is when pregnant women travel to the United States. They want their babies to get United States citizenship.
A Trump lawyer cited figures on birth tourism in court. Trump's order seeks to reinterpret the 14th Amendment. This would deny citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants.
Klear Note — The 14th Amendment grants citizenship to people born in the US. This case could change who gets citizenship at birth.
Key Terms 4
- birthright citizenship
- the right to citizenship if you are born in a country
- 14th Amendment
- a United States law that grants citizenship to people born there
- undocumented immigrants
- people living in a country without legal permission to be there
- reinterpret
- to give a law a new or different meaning