According to a new Pew Research study, nearly 10 percent of newborns in the United States are born to non-citizen mothers, as the Supreme Court signaled skepticism about altering the current interpretation of birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment.
9% of of all the babies born in the USA getting citizenship, based on either birth tourism - mostly from the CCP - or whose mother smuggled herself into this country illegally, is not ok and no way to secure a healthy future for Americans.
— Robert W Malone, MD (@RWMaloneMD) April 1, 2026
If the Supreme Court doesn't restrict… pic.twitter.com/eKtJxMBI8F
Charlie Kirk on birthright citizenship: pic.twitter.com/VMgWsznWcD
— Kangmin Lee | 이강민 (@kangminlee) April 2, 2026
From Pew Research:
In 2023, mothers who were unauthorized immigrants or had legal temporary status in the U.S. had 320,000 babies, representing about 9% of all 3.6 million babies born in the U.S. that year. About 260,000 of those babies would not have qualified for birthright citizenship if Trump’s executive order had already been in effect.
This includes:
About 245,000 babies born to mothers who were unauthorized immigrants and fathers who were not citizens or lawful permanent residents.
About 15,000 babies born to mothers who had legal temporary status and fathers who were not citizens or lawful permanent residents
This comes after oral arguments at the Supreme Court yesterday over an executive order the president signed on his first day in office seeking to limit birthright citizenship.
While the issue may appear straightforward in practice, the justices, including the conservative majority, seemed to view it skeptically, largely because they identified scenarios in which the administration’s definition might not align with the Amendment’s original intent.
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Supporters of the administration argue that the United States is one of the few countries with expansive birthright citizenship laws, and continue to point out that both foreign actors and illegal immigrants are exploiting the system to their advantage.
🚨 WOW. Will Cain just exposed that 320,000 THOUSAND children were born to unauthorized or temporary migrant mothers, that's 9% PERCENT of ALL American births
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 1, 2026
The Supreme Court needs to see the writing on the wall and abolish this before it gets EVEN WORSE. pic.twitter.com/tbiYv5QpTP
🚨 BOOM! Kayleigh just dropped TRUTH:
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) April 1, 2026
There are over 500 firms in China helping CCP members come here to give birth in the US, all thanks to Obama’s 2009 loopholes.
That could mean 1 million new “anchor baby” voters by 2030. pic.twitter.com/qgPLcRe7Sp
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