The Trump administration knew it was pushing the bounds of what's permissible. You are right that we've now had a robust debate on birthright citizenship and what a bad policy it is. Now, The court unfortunately ruled 5, 4 that the executive order is invalid and that the children of [illegal immigrants] born in the US Are US Citizens. That is unfortunate. Chief Justice Roberts wrote the opinion. I will say that that did not surprise me. It was clear from the oral argument this was the likely outcome. (36:45–37:01)
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Asserts the Supreme Court's decision on an executive order regarding birthright citizenship.
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