▲ U.S. President Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his determination to pursue his policy through congressional legislation on June 30 (local time) after the Supreme Court blocked his attempt to restrict birthright citizenship.
President Trump voiced his regret on his social media platform, Truth Social, writing, "The Supreme Court has decided to maintain the birthright citizenship system, which is a great misfortune for our country."
On January 20 of last year, his first day in office for his second term, President Trump signed an executive order to prohibit the automatic granting of citizenship to children born in the United States to parents who are in the country illegally or on temporary status.
Following a lawsuit filed by the opposition Democratic Party, the Supreme Court ruled on this day that the President's executive order violated the 14th Amendment, which guarantees birthright citizenship.
President Trump added, "But now, as this process has revealed, with the support of the President, we can easily rectify this," and stated, "A long and cumbersome constitutional amendment is not necessary."
He further stated, "Congress should begin the work today to end this costly and unfair birthright citizenship," adding, "They will have my full and total support."
The legislation requested by President Trump aims to pass a bill in Congress that would effectively achieve the impact of amending the 14th Amendment without actually changing the Constitution itself.
According to a report by the conservative online media outlet Just the News, lawmakers including Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Representative Brian Babin (R-Texas) have already introduced bills to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to abolish or significantly restrict the automatic granting of citizenship based on birth.
Prior to the Supreme Court ruling on this day, President Trump posted a link to that article on Truth Social, quoting the headline: "Trump's effort to overturn birthright citizenship can succeed regardless of the Supreme Court."
(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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