Washington, June 30 -- Congresswoman Nancy Mace issued the following press release:
Congresswoman Nancy Mace issued the following statement after the Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship protections for children of illegal immigrants:
"Birthright citizenship has been abused for far too long, and today the Supreme Court chose to let this abuse continue.
"It was never meant to reward illegal immigration. It was never meant to be a backdoor into American citizenship. The Supreme Court got this one wrong, plain and simple.
"American citizenship is a privilege, not a prize handed out for breaking our laws.
"This loophole has been exploited for decades, and today the justices decided to keep it wide open instead of closing it for good...