The Issue: The Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling that struck down an executive order denying birthright citizenship.
The cabal of liberals on the US Supreme Court — as well as the supposedly conservative Justices Amy Coney Barrett and John Roberts — chose politics over strict interpretation of the Constitution in the court’s ruling on birthright citizenship (“Trump border battle defeat,” July 1).
The 14th Amendment was written in plain English, and was meant to validate that former slaves and their descendants are American citizens. This is a sad day for America.
Ron Wasserman
Freehold, NJ
What do you know: There are some things that the imperial president is not permitted to do, such as rewriting the Constitution.
The Supreme Court has appropriately affirmed that the 14th Amendment, which provides birthright citizenship, means what it says, and the president has no right to disavow it.
I imagine Trump has already vented his spleen by referring to the justices who ruled against him as “low-life scum” and “fools.” That’s how infantile people typically respond when they don’t get their way.
Oren Spiegler
Peters Township, Pa.
The Supreme Court decision affirming birthright citizenship is the result of poor scholarship and ignorance of the historical facts of the 13th Amendment — created to correct the inequity of the Dred Scott decision — and the 14th Amendment, created to further clarify the intent of the 13th Amendment.
The current court’s majority also ignored the contemporaneous writings of the legislatures stating their intent. The much discussed phrase of the 14th Amendment, “subject to the jurisdiction thereof,” only needed the additional wording at the time to avoid the travesty of subsequent misinterpretation.
Edwin Ditlow
Richboro, Pa.
Sometimes, I wonder whether law schools do enough to encourage their students to think outside the box. Take the latest Supreme Court ruling, which deems any child born on American soil a US citizen, for example. Where else in the world is this the case? A tourist arrives here, gives birth here, and that child is immediately regarded as a citizen even though the parents may not be. How does this make sense?
The 14th amendment was written with a specific group in mind — children of slaves. It is sad that our highest court’s jurists cannot seem to grasp the law of the land.
Kenneth Chorzewski
New Rochelle
The Supreme Court decision on unconditional birthright citizenship does not address the loophole in the 14th Amendment that allows for intentional visa falsity or illegal entry to obtain citizenship.
This side door entry to obtain citizenship includes tourism birth, which is a teeming industry right here in Queens. Some women pay tens of thousands dollars for housing and natal care until they give birth.
The only pathway to correct this is amending the 14th Amendment. Until that happens, this abuse will continue.
Phil Serpico
Queens
The 14th Amendment was issued by Congress after the Civil War to ensure emancipated slaves and their children were unequivocally acknowledged as citizens of the United States. While not the original intent, in the 158 years since then, it has been interpreted to mean that anyone born here is a citizen.
If America wants to squash the birthright tourism that drains immense resources from our collective budget, then a constitutional amendment is in order. In the meantime, enforce current immigration law.
Deirdre Harvey
Valley Stream
It’s been a rough couple of days for President Trump. Two of his biggest agenda items suffered major setbacks. First, his effort to restrict the counting of certain mail-in ballots was rejected by the Supreme Court. Second, his attempt, to end birthright citizenship, was for the most part turned down by the Supreme Court.
Since it’s baseball season, this analogy comes to mind: I’m guessing there’s little joy in The White House because Mighty Donald struck out twice with the bases loaded.
Denny Freidenrich
Laguna Beach, Calif.
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