The Fiscal and Economic Impacts of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

The Fiscal and Economic Impacts of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

Protesters against Trump’s order to restrict birthright citizenship demonstrate outside the Supreme Court in Washington on April 1, 2026. Stacy Robinson/The Epoch Times

The Supreme Court heard arguments earlier this month over President Donald Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship, teeing up a decision that could have far-reaching economic implications.

Trump issued an executive order last year to bar the U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants from automatically obtaining citizenship. The order also excluded children if their mothers had lawful temporary status but their fathers were not permanent residents or U.S. citizens.

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Original News Source Link – Epoch Times