Following yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling, Representative Clay Fuller (R-GA) is pointing to his newly introduced constitutional amendment to end automatic citizenship for children born in the United States to illegal immigrants.
What did the Supreme Court rule? In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down a 2025 executive order by President Donald Trump that sought to end birthright citizenship. When writing the opinion for the case, Trump v. Barbara, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the order violated the Constitution.
What Rep. Clay Fuller is saying:
- Through Press Release: “Citizenship in this country is the most valuable thing we have to give. It is not a prize for breaking our laws to get here. As a prosecutor, I saw the price that having an open border has forced on Northwest Georgia families, and I will keep fighting to protect American citizenship. The Supreme Court has refused to stop this invasion, so Congress must act. We owe it to our children and all future generations of Americans to NOT become Europe.”
- Through his Official X: “The Supreme Court is putting the future of illegal immigrants over the future of American children. We cannot continue to support this invasion taking place. Congress must act before it's too late. This is exactly why I introduced HJ Res. 172—a constitutional amendment that ends birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants.”
Context: Titled House Joint Resolution 172, this amendment would end automatic citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants and was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
The resolution specifically seeks to restrict birthright citizenship by changing the definition of who is considered “subject to the jurisdiction of the United States” found in the 14th Amendment.
Under this proposed amendment, a person born within the U.S. would only receive automatic citizenship if at least one parent is a citizen, permanent resident, or is actively serving in the U.S. military.
To become part of the Constitution, the resolution must be approved by a two-thirds majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. If passed by Congress, it must then be ratified by three-fourths of the states within seven years.
