FIRST ON FOX: In the midst of a blitz of Republicans shaking their fists at the Supreme Court, one Senate Republican is warning of national security consequences for the court's bombshell birthright citizenship decision.Sen.Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., worries that the court’s 6-3 decision leaves America vulnerable to threats, particularly from China.
In an interview with Fox News Digital, he explained a multistep path that lawmakers and the administration could take to tackle the issue."I want to get this done because I really believe that the future of our country is on the line," Schmitt said."We can't have Chinese generals sending their wives to this country to give birth and going back for 18 years and coming back and being citizens.
It's insane."ALITO WARNS SUPREME COURT MADE 'SERIOUS MISTAKE' THAT COULD HAVE NATIONAL SECURITY CONSEQUENCESSen.Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., questions FBI Director Kash Patel during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on September 16, 2025.
(AFP via Getty Images)While some lawmakers want a constitutional amendment and others are pushing legislation, Schmitt has a foot in both camps.He contended that in all, there is "a short-term, medium-term and long-term solution.""The short-term is executive action, the medium-term is our legislative action that we could take, and then the long-term solution is the constitutional amendment," Schmitt said.
"I think we should pursue all of those."The clearest shot to counter the court’s decision would be through a constitutional amendment, but legislation may be the more realistic route, he said.He’s following the breadcrumb trail left by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to do it, too.SUPREME COURT RULING SPARKS RACE TO KILL A MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR LOOPHOLE IN CONGRESS"Congress could — consistent with the Fourteenth Amendment — amend or otherwise enact new legislation establishing exceptions to birthright citizenship for children born to foreign citizens unlawf...