Trump v. Barbara · ¶285

Many in Congress disagreed with the Executive Branch’s view. As late as the 1990s, Senator Harry Reid sponsored bipartisan legislation to clarify that the child of an illegal alien or temporary visitor would “not be a citizen of the United States or of any State solely by reason of physical presence within the United States at the moment of birth.” S. 1351, 103d Cong. 1st Sess., §1001 (1993). “No sane country,” Senator Reid argued, would offer a “reward for being an illegal immigrant.” R. Igielnik, Most Americans Favor Birthright Citizenship. That Wasn’t Always True, N. Y. Times, Mar. 31, 2026. Others supported similar legislation. Ibid.

slip opinion, revised 7/01/26
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