We are a STUPID country : Donald Trump s new Constitution wants to bless America by getting rid of babies of slaves

Get the Full StoryAs the U.S. Supreme Court took up a pivotal case on birthright citizenship, President Donald Trump fired off a typically bombastic Truth Social post. In a sprawling rant, he claimed that the 14th Amendment s guarantee of citizenship was solely meant for the babies of slaves. Trump went on to add that birthright citizenship was not for the people taking vacations or who some people might call refugees to the U.S. just to give birth. He also asserted, with his trademark factual flexibility, that America is the only country offering birthright citizenship, labeling it stupid and its citizens suckers. While Trump s post may have set a new record for all-caps outrage, it s also a breathtaking oversimplification or perhaps outright misunderstanding of American history. Let s set the record straight. The 14th Amendment: Not just about slavery, actually Trump s claim that birthright citizenship was exclusively about the children of slaves is, to put it mildly, a significant oversimplification. The 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, reads: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. Note the use of all persons a phrase that, shockingly, means all persons. Yes, the amendment was passed in the aftermath of the Civil War to grant citizenship to formerly enslaved individuals, but it wasn t written with an expiration date or a footnote that said, only for former slaves, not for babies of tourists or people Trump finds inconvenient. In fact, the Supreme Court has consistently affirmed this broad understanding. In United States v. Wong Kim Ark 1898 , the Court ruled that a child born in the U.S. to foreign parents is, in fact, a U.S. citizen a decision that has stood for over a century. This case alone blows a sizable hole in Trump s babies of slaves only theory. No, the U.S. isn t the only country that does this Birthright citizenship Constitutionally enshrined 157 years ago is a fundamental right for everyone born here.We are a nation of immigrants that benefits greatly from all who seek our shores, and we must harness the American Dream and expand access to it.SCOTUS must reject pic.twitter.com 9bF7EwlfkA Rep. Dan Goldman RepDanGoldman May 15, 2025 Trump s claim that America is the only country offering birthright citizenship is equally shaky. While it s true that many countries have more restrictive policies, at least 30 other nations, including Canada and most of Latin America, offer some form of birthright citizenship. So, despite Trump s suggestion that the U.S. stands alone as a sucker, it s a relatively common global practice. Vacation Babies? Not Quite As for the notion that the 14th Amendment is being abused by vacationers popping over to the U.S. to game the system that s a classic example of fearmongering without a factual foundation. In reality, birth tourism is a tiny fraction of total births in the U.S., and it hardly justifies rewriting one of the most fundamental elements of American citizenship law. So, while Trump s post may have been good for rallying his base, it s not exactly a model of constitutional literacy. But hey, when has that ever stopped him? Good luck to the Supreme Court as it wades through this latest Trump-induced legal fever dream. We would think the SCOTUS would get it right, but these days, who knows for sure?

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