Washington, June 30 -- Congresswoman Lori Trahan issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement following the Supreme Court's Trump v. Barbara decision:
"For more than 150 years, ever since the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment in the aftermath of the Civil War, the rule has been clear: if you are born on American soil, you are an American. That principle has endured through generations because it reflects both our Constitution and our values. Donald Trump tried to erase it with the stroke of a pen, and today he failed."
"The idea that a child can be born in the United States and be told they are not American defies the Constitution, defies longstanding Supreme Court pre...