US Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Dealing Blow to Trump's Immigration Policy

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Former President Donald Trump had previously attempted to restrict birthright citizenship—the policy that grants automatic citizenship to anyone born in the United States—through an executive order. The U.S. Supreme Court has now issued a final ruling declaring this unconstitutional. This decision is expected to deal a significant blow to the president's anti-immigration agenda.

Jeon Byeong-nam reports from Washington.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has invalidated President Donald Trump's executive order to restrict birthright citizenship in a 6-3 decision.

Birthright citizenship refers to the policy that automatically grants citizenship to a child born in the U.S., regardless of the parents' immigration status.

Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, stated in the ruling that the president's executive order violates the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.

Although the Supreme Court currently has a 6-3 conservative majority, three conservative justices joined the three liberal justices in this ruling to uphold birthright citizenship.

Previously, upon beginning his second term, President Trump signed an executive order that would have prohibited birthright citizenship for children born to foreign nationals who are in the country illegally or on temporary status.

[Donald Trump / U.S. President (June of last year): Birthright citizenship was originally intended for the children of slaves, not for those who seek to abuse the system to enter this country.]

Immediately following the Supreme Court's decision, President Trump expressed his opposition on social media, writing, "The continuation of the birthright citizenship system is a great misfortune for our country."

He also stated his intention to pursue restrictions on the birthright citizenship system through congressional legislation rather than constitutional amendment.

Despite the president's pushback, analysts suggest that this Supreme Court ruling has damaged the momentum of the administration's anti-immigration policy stance.

(Video reporting: Park Eun-ha, Video editing: Chae Chul-ho)
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