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Indian American lawmakers and organizations have welcomed the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision on June 30 reaffirming the Constitution’s guarantee of birthright citizenship, striking down President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end the practice.
Responding to the Court’s decision, President Trump in his post noted, “The Supreme Court upheld Birthright Citizenship, which is too bad for our Country, but we can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation, with the support of the President, that has now been determined during this process.”
Noting that “no long” and “unwieldy” Constitutional Amendment is “necessary,” the President urged “Congress should start TODAY to work on ending expensive and unfair to our Country, Birthright Citizenship. They will have my Complete and Total Support.”
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) noted that President Trump’s executive order sought to deny citizenship to many children born in the United States.
Krishnamoorthi said, “Today’s decision reaffirms a fundamental constitutional principle: every child born in the United States is an American citizen. Since its ratification in the wake of the Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment has enshrined the principles of equal citizenship and equal protection under the law, including its guarantee of birthright citizenship.”
He said the Supreme Court’s decision makes clear that those “constitutional rights” cannot be rewritten by “executive order” because the “Constitution,” not the “President,” governs the rights of the American people.
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) said he was glad the courts recognized that President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order was a “blatant and unconstitutional” attempt to strip citizenship from children of immigrants across the country.
“These immigrants are folks who have served our country in so many ways and contributed to the success of our economy. And make no mistake: they are American,” Subramanyam said. “We will continue to push for long overdue, commonsense immigration reform and fight this administration’s blatant immigration overreach.”
Rep. Pramila Jayapal said Trump is not a “king,” and he cannot, with the “stroke of a pen,” change “our Constitution.”
She said the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship and described the executive order as another part of what she called Trump’s “anti-immigrant, xenophobic” agenda.
“Today’s ruling rightly reaffirms that if you are born in America, you are American, plain and simple,” Jayapal said. “This ruling should settle this issue once in for all. I hope it is a signal to Donald Trump to stop putting forward executive orders that are clearly illegal, anti-immigrant and traumatizing to Americans across the country and families who feared their children would be born stateless.”
Jayapal added that this “cruelty” must stop and said the majority of Supreme Court justices “did the right thing.”
Rep. Ami Bera said, “Wow. This Supreme Court got something right for once by protecting birthright citizenship,” adding, “At least I know John Roberts knows how to read the Constitution.”
Rep. Ro Khanna welcomed the Court’s ruling affirming that anyone born in the United States is entitled to birthright citizenship. He also recalled that “last week, I called out Michael Lucci for his racism.”
Rep. Shri Thanedar acknowledged that the Supreme Court had “rejected” Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship.
Maryland and Virginia
Indian American Lieutenant Governors in Maryland and Virginia also welcomed the ruling.
LG of Maryland Aruna Miller emphasized that the Constitution is not open to “reinterpretation” through executive order.
Today, the Supreme Court “reaffirmed” a principle that has defined the United States for more than 150 years: “every child born on American soil is an American citizen.”
“Birthright citizenship is not a political favor, it is a constitutional right guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. No president or administration has the authority to decide which children deserve to be Americans,” Miller added. “Maryland will not leave our immigrant communities behind. We will continue to stand with them and defend the constitutional protections of every family that calls our state home.”
LG of Virginia Ghazala Hashmi said, “Today’s decision reaffirms one of the most fundamental promises of the Fourteenth Amendment: that every child born in the United States is a citizen, regardless of their parents’ immigration status,” adding, “This ruling upholds our Constitution, protects countless families from fear and uncertainty, and affirms that citizenship is not a partisan tool.”
New York
New York Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar called the Supreme Court’s decision a “victory” for the Constitution, immigrant families, and the promise of America. She said birthright citizenship is not a “loophole” or a “political bargaining chip,” but a “bedrock constitutional guarantee” rooted in the Fourteenth Amendment.
“As the daughter of immigrants, I know that America is strongest when every child born here is recognized with the full dignity, rights, and opportunity of citizenship,” added Rajkumar. “This decision reaffirms who we are as a nation: a country that keeps faith with the Constitution, honors the dignity of every child born on our soil, and protects the promise of equal citizenship under the law.”
Indian American Organizations
Indian American Impact welcomed the Court’s ruling that the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of birthright citizenship cannot be eliminated by executive order, striking down President Trump’s attempt to end automatic citizenship for children born in the United States to non-citizen parents. The organization described the decision as a landmark victory for Indian and South Asian immigrant families and a reaffirmation of the constitutional promise of equal protection.
Executive Director Chintan Patel said, “Today’s ruling is a profound affirmation of who belongs in America. Indian and South Asian immigrant families are among those most directly threatened by Trump’s executive order — communities navigating long visa backlogs and uncertain immigration timelines, where children are often born here long before their parents have a clear path to permanence.”
He continued, “The Supreme Court looked at those families and said: your children are American. They belong here,” adding that this is what the 14th Amendment has always “promised.”
“Today the Court made clear that no president can erase it with the stroke of a pen,” he added. “Indian American Impact is proud to celebrate this victory alongside our community who refused to accept that their children were anything less than fully American. Today, the Court reaffirmed it.”
Hindu American Foundation also praised the Court’s decision. The organization noted that earlier this year it joined 57 faith-based organizations in filing an amicus brief urging the Court to preserve the longstanding constitutional protection and reject President Trump’s executive order.
“This is a victory for constitutional rights, religious liberty, and the diverse communities that make America stronger, including Hindu Americans,” HAF said. “Birthright citizenship has long been part of the American promise. And it’s here to stay.”
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