Washington, June 30 -- Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court rejected President Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship:
"Today, the Supreme Court affirmed what the Fourteenth Amendment has made clear for more than 150 years: if you are born in the United States, you are a citizen. Period.
"Citizenship is not a favor handed out by a president. Donald Trump cannot erase that right with a Sharpie and an executive order simply because he does not like who a child's parents are.
"I am relieved the Court rejected this unconstitutional power grab. But the fact that such an extreme attack reached the Supreme Court...