Schmitt Pushes 14th Amendment Rewrite After 6-3 Birthright Citizenship Ruling

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 2

Eric Schmitt said he is pursuing executive action, legislation and a constitutional amendment after the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling, arguing it leaves a China-linked national security loophole in birthright citizenship.
Kavanaugh’s opinion gave Schmitt a legislative opening, saying Congress could create exceptions for children born to foreign citizens who are unlawfully or temporarily in the country.
Schmitt’s bill would revise the 14th Amendment standard from being broadly under U.S. jurisdiction to include those “not subject to a foreign power,” which he said restores the amendment’s original meaning.
60 Senate votes remain the immediate obstacle, forcing Republicans to seek Democratic backing for any bill before any longer-term constitutional amendment fight.
Schmitt cited Harry Reid’s 1993 immigration bill as evidence Democrats once backed similar limits, framing the push as a broader test of the party’s stance on border control and sovereignty.