McClellan Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Birthright Citizenship

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement today after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Trump v. Casa, Inc.:

“The 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to every person born in the United States. President Trump cannot rewrite this bedrock provision by executive fiat. In today’s ruling, SCOTUS entirely ignores its fundamental responsibility as a check and balance on a tyrannical executive branch that seeks to trample the constitutional rights of every person in this country.

“The Court’s decision makes a mockery of the ideal of ‘liberty and justice for all’ by protecting only the constitutional rights of those who have the wherewithal to sue the government.”

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