WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, released the following statement in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Trump v. Barbara, which overturns Executive Order 14160, President Trump's illegal attempt to eliminate birthright citizenship-a constitutional right granted under the Fourteenth Amendment:
"The 14th Amendment of our Constitution is clear: if you are born in America, you are an American citizen. It's not up for debate. Today, the Supreme Court reaffirmed what we know to be true-the president's executive order attempting to overturn birthright citizenship was an illegal overrea...