Washington, June 30 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries issued the following press release:
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:
The Supreme Court finally affirmed, by applying the law and being guided by the Constitution, that all persons born in the United States are American citizens. There is, and shall be, no question. Donald Trump's disgraceful actions as it relates to the Birthright Citizenship Clause are clearly unlawful and an assault on our way of life.
The 14th Amendment was enshrined in our Constitution during Reconstruction to ensure that formerly enslaved Black people would not have their citizenship questioned on the basis of their race. More than 150 years later, it has withstood the unconst...