U.S. Senator Tina Smith Releases Statement After Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of protecting birthright citizenship in a stunning rebuke of President Trump's anti-immigrant agenda:

"The Constitution means what it says: Children born in the United States are citizens of the United States. The promise and privilege of American citizenship extends to every child born in our jurisdiction, and those children deserve just as much of a shot at the American dream as those whose families have been here for generations. No xenophobic Executive Order can undo that," said Senator Smith. "Minnesota's immigrant families have been reckoning with an Administration hellbent on denying their rights and their dignity, but today's ruling is a victory for the rule of law and continues our longstanding history as a nation of immigrants."

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