Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, released the following statement in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. Barbara, which overturns Executive Order 14160, President Trump’s illegal attempt to eliminate birthright citizenship—a constitutional right granted under the Fourteenth Amendment:
“The 14th Amendment of our Constitution is clear: if you are born in America, you are an American citizen. It’s not up for debate. Today, the Supreme Court reaffirmed what we know to be true—the president’s executive order attempting to overturn birthright citizenship was an illegal overreach and wrong,” said Senator Welch. “This administration leads with chaos and is hell bent on advancing its mass deportation campaign. The president’s attempt to subvert the clear words of the Constitution would have stripped citizenship, rights, and protections from American children while creating chaos and confusion for millions of our fellow citizens. Thankfully, the Supreme Court has stepped in to block this policy.
Welch concluded: “Citizenship means embracing the responsibilities every one of us has to promote the ideals that everyone is created equal and has an opportunity to contribute to the betterment of our society. Every child born in this country deserves that opportunity.”
Senator Welch has emphasized the grave dangers of President Trump’s executive order aiming to terminate birthright citizenship during Senate Judiciary Committee hearings and outlined how Americans’ constitutional and civil rights are being violated under the Trump Administration. The Senator is a cosponsor of the Born in the USA Act, legislation aimed at blocking the implementation of President Trump’s executive order to end automatic citizenship for children born in the United States. The legislation would prevent any government funds from being used to carry out or enforce this directive.
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