John Yoo Proposes Birthright Citizenship Act After Court Signal, Citing 1 in 10 U.S. Births
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 16
John Yoo Proposes Birthright Citizenship Act After Court Signal, Citing 1 in 10 U.S. Births
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 16
Summary
John Yoo unveiled a Birthright Citizenship Act that would limit automatic citizenship at birth to children with at least one U.S.-citizen parent, lawful permanent resident parent, or active-duty service member parent.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s separate opinion in the recent Supreme Court case is central to Yoo’s push, with Yoo arguing the court signaled Congress — not the executive branch — should define the scope of birthright citizenship.
One in 10 U.S. births is to an illegal-immigrant mother, Yoo said, citing the Center for Immigration Studies, and he argued that current policy encourages illegal immigration and birth tourism.
Texas cases have sharpened that argument: a hospital was investigated over "birth packages" for foreign nationals, and a Houston-area operation allegedly helped more than 1,000 children be born to Chinese nationals seeking U.S. citizenship.
The proposal lands as Trump presses the Supreme Court to revisit birthright citizenship, turning the issue from a court fight into a potential congressional battle over the Fourteenth Amendment.