Renewed push for constitutional amendment after Supreme Court 14th Amendment ruling
Lawmakers in Congress are renewing efforts to pursue a constitutional amendment after a Supreme Court ruling on the 14th Amendment's application to children born in the U.S. to mothers who are in the country illegally.
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the 14th Amendment applies to children born in the United States to mothers who are in the country illegally, lawmakers in Congress have renewed efforts to pursue a constitutional amendment. The decision has brought the debate over birthright citizenship and immigration policy back to the forefront of congressional action.