Ending Birthright Citizenship would cost U.S. economy $7.7 trillion

April 24th, 20260 By Sunita Sohrabji President Trump’s ban on birthright citizenship — which the Supreme Court is currently considering — would create a permanent underclass of stateless children and a brain drain as highly-skilled workers from abroad choose countries with more stable paths for them and their families. A proposed ban on...

In Birthright case, a “fight for the soul of democracy”

April 4th, 20260 By Edward Kissam Wednesday’s Supreme Court case on birthright citizenship is, on its face, about the “inalienable” right of U.S.-born children to be U.S. citizens under the 14th Amendment, a right enshrined in the Constitution with roots extending back to early 17th Century English common law. At its core, the case,...