Lawmakers on Capitol Hill had split reactions to the Supreme Court’s ruling to strike down President Donald Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship, further allowing children born in the United States to be recognized as U.S.citizens."It's a terrible decision," Rep.
Byron Donalds, R-Fla., told Fox News Digital."Regulate folks before they come in — in terms of not coming here just to have a baby and leave," Rep.Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said."In terms of the immigration process coming in, there should be regulation.
Not that once you're born here that we're going to denaturalize you," he continued.REPUBLICAN ACCUSES SCOTUS OF BETRAYING US, PUSHES BILL RESTRICTING BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP, PREGNANT VISITORSRep.Ro Khanna, the U.S.
Supreme Court and Rep.Byron Donalds weighed in after the high court rejected President Donald Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship.
(Shannon Finney/NBC via Getty Images; Li Rui/Xinhua via Getty Images; Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)The case, which left many Republicans and Democrats divided, challenged Trump’s executive order to detach birthright citizenship from the 14th Amendment.Most Democrats who Fox News Digital spoke to argued that if the ruling had gone the other way, it would have been considered unconstitutional."I think they got it right," Rep.
Christian Menefee, D-Texas said."The Supreme Court said that the Constitution says what it says.
That if anybody even has a question about what the 14th Amendment says, I think it's a little embarrassing.So I'm glad they got it right."TRUMP SUFFERS MAJOR SUPREME COURT DEFEAT AS JUSTICES UPHOLD BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIPRep.
Christian Menefee (D-TX) speaks onstage during DJ Michael 5000 Watts King's Day at The Bell Tower on 34th on February 16, 2026 in Houston, Texas.Watts passed away on January 30, 2026 at the age of 52.
(Marcus Ingram/Getty Images)"I believe in the Constitution," Rep.James Clyburn, D-S.C., said when asked about the ruling."The Constitution is the Consti...