Faculty Experts Discuss Past Present and Future Challenges to Birthright Citizenship

March 30, 2025
Read time: <5 mins
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Michigan Law Professor Margo Schlanger and a panel of experts discussed the Trump administration’s challenge to birthright citizenship, arguing that its stance contradicts legal precedent and the 14th Amendment. They highlighted that executive orders can’t overrule statutes and emphasized the constitutional guarantee of citizenship to children born in the U.S. The debate raises important questions—could this challenge undo a century-old guarantee?

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