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Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship heads to the Supreme Court (theconversation.com)

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The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on the case on May 15, 2025.

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[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -3 points 1 week ago

It’s actually estimated at about 250k a year:

https://pop.psu.edu/news/ending-automatic-birthright-citizenship-would-significantly-increase-size-us-unauthorized

Each year, an average of about 255,000 babies born on U.S. soil would start life without U.S. citizenship based on their parents’ legal status, the research shows.