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For Austin immigration attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, the ruling ended months of uncertainty for many of her clients.<\/p>\n
“It was a huge relief,” Lincoln-Goldfinch told KVUE shortly after the decision.<\/p>\n
Trump signed an executive order on the first day of his second term seeking to end birthright citizenship, touching off a legal battle that eventually reached the nation’s highest court.<\/p>\n
Lincoln-Goldfinch said many of her clients feared the order could affect people whose citizenship had already been established, while others worried about children born after the executive order was signed.<\/p>\n
“They wondered, ‘Would they take away their birth certificate? Would they take away their passport?’ And then the bureaucratic, logistical questions of what would happen next,” she said.<\/p>\n
She said the Supreme Court correctly concluded that a president cannot change the Constitution through executive order.<\/p>\n
“This is a question about whether the president can change the Constitution through executive order,” Lincoln-Goldfinch said. “Thankfully, they decided correctly. Our Constitution remains intact and our democracy remains intact.”<\/p>\n
She added that, absent action by Congress to amend the Constitution, she believes the issue is settled.<\/p>\n
“In my opinion, this is the end of the line. Birthright citizenship remains. This is a fundamental right guaranteed in this country for centuries, and it is safe and secure.”<\/p>\n
\nPolitical reaction <\/p>\n
The ruling prompted sharply divided reactions from political leaders.<\/p>\n
U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, D-Austin, praised the outcome while expressing concern over the vote margin, saying, “No would-be king gets to pick and choose who is and is not an American.”<\/p>\n
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, called the ruling “disappointing”, saying birthright citizenship has been “abused” and arguing Congress should address the issue legislatively.<\/p>\n
President Trump also criticized the decision on social media, calling birthright citizenship “expensive and unfair” while urging Congress to pursue changes through legislation.<\/p>\n
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott likewise called the ruling “a missed opportunity to restore the original meaning of the 14th Amendment.” He argued birthright citizenship has become a magnet for illegal immigration and also urged Congress to consider changes.<\/p>\n
\nWhat happens next? <\/p>\n
While several Republican leaders are calling on Congress to revisit birthright citizenship, changing the policy would face significant hurdles.<\/p>\n
Lincoln-Goldfinch said altering birthright citizenship ultimately would require constitutional action rather than another executive order, making any future changes far more difficult than passing a standard federal law.<\/p>\n
For now, Tuesday’s ruling means birthright citizenship remains the law of the land in the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Politicians on both sides of the aisle in Austin and D.C. also reacted to the 6-3 decision and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":356895,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-356894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356894\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/356895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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