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BumRushDaShow

(174,561 posts)
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 06:53 AM Wednesday

GOP senator revives Trump's birthright citizenship fight

Source: USA Today

July 14, 2026, 7:57 p.m. ET


The fight over birthright citizenship is back in Congress.

Less than two weeks after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s effort to restrict birthright citizenship, Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., introduced legislation that would deny automatic citizenship to some children born in the United States. The proposal seeks to revive one of Trump's most contentious immigration policies through federal law.

The Citizenship Act of 2026 would classify individuals who enter the United States without authorization or for "birth tourism" as part of an ongoing invasion and would seek to limit birthright citizenship for their children, according to a July 13 news release from Banks' office.

"The Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship decision was an unprecedented assault on American sovereignty, and we must do whatever it takes to save our country," Banks said in a statement. The Indiana Republican said the legislation would amend federal law to state that children born to people who entered the country unlawfully or for birth tourism would not automatically receive U.S. citizenship.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/14/birthright-citizenship-fight-congress/90922168007/



Link to Citizenship Act of 2026 (PDF) - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pkxmwp4h2v8nhf2qmt9eg/Citizenship-Act-of-2026-FINAL.pdf?rlkey=7otht15l1ji51rnstgeg4zzmw&st=pquor7va&e=1&dl=0
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GOP senator revives Trump's birthright citizenship fight (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Wednesday OP
Please stop this bullshit................... Lovie777 Wednesday #1
The Indiana Klan must be hoping for a comeback struggle4progress Wednesday #2
This message was self-deleted by its author struggle4progress Wednesday #3
FIFY Ray Bruns Wednesday #4
If legislation can modify a Constitutional clause, then the 2nd amendment is also modifiable sanatanadharma Wednesday #5
Sen. Jim is a racist cretin and a butt-kisser. Dave Bowman Wednesday #6
We need to start convincing people the only way to save our Democracy KS Toronado Wednesday #7
A blatant 14th amendment violation DemocracyForever Wednesday #8

Lovie777

(24,787 posts)
1. Please stop this bullshit...................
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 07:17 AM
Wednesday

I know many republicans truly feel they are the only people entitled wherein 99.9% of their heritage involved birthright citizenship's, but hey, remembering, history and facts which is also known to RWers' is WOKE......................

but alas for some reason does not pertain to them.

Response to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Ray Bruns

(7,112 posts)
4. FIFY
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 08:06 AM
Wednesday

"The Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship decision was a correct decision based on the actual language of the fourteenth amendment and we must do whatever it takes to save our country from the fascist and racist republicans.”

sanatanadharma

(4,091 posts)
5. If legislation can modify a Constitutional clause, then the 2nd amendment is also modifiable
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 08:13 AM
Wednesday

If legislation can modify a Constitutional clause, then the 2nd amendment is also modifiable.

Go GOP!

KS Toronado

(24,438 posts)
7. We need to start convincing people the only way to save our Democracy
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 10:23 AM
Wednesday

is to vote a straight blue ticket in the midterms. Rs allowed dumpie to impose his tariffs that they knew
would come out of our pockets. They allowed him to invade other countries and start wars. And the list
of his stupid mistakes goes on and is long, and they NEVER tried to stop him from doing stupid shit.
"Want to pay less in taxes? Vote only for Democrats"

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