Two dozen Republican attorneys general are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to side with President Donald Trump in his effort to end automatic birthright citizenship for children born to noncitizen mothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a sweeping show of support, 24 states led by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti filed an amicus brief Friday arguing that the 14th Amendment was never intended to grant automatic citizenship to children of those in the country illegally or temporarily, Fox News reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Fourteenth Amendment was designed to address citizenship for people lawfully present in the United States \u2014 not to reward unlawful entry,\u201d the states wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The coalition said birthright citizenship has become a \u201cpowerful incentive for illegal migration,\u201d citing what they described as a record influx of more than nine million illegal immigrants overwhelming national infrastructure, public health systems, and local resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur states face significant economic, health, and public-safety issues from policies holding out a powerful incentive for illegal migration, beyond what the Citizenship Clause requires,\u201d the brief stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Supreme Court is expected to decide soon whether it will take up Trump\u2019s petition to reinterpret the 150-year-old amendment \u2014 one of the most consequential constitutional debates of his presidency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Notably, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, and New Hampshire did not join the amicus filing. Fox News Digital reported that their offices did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Virginia\u2019s attorney general, Jason Miyares, faces a competitive re-election race in the Democratic-leaning state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n