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5 min readThe Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision upholding birthright citizenship was a legal defeat for those who hoped to narrow the 14th Amendment’s guarantee, but Ben Shapiro argues that the ruling is far from the final word on immigration policy. The real drivers of America’s immigration crisis, he contends, are not judicial decisions but decades of legislative and executive choices—and those can still be reversed without a constitutional amendment.
What the Court Actually Ruled
The case turned on the meaning of the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens.” The question was whether “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” is a meaningful restriction or a mere formality. The majority held that birth on U.S. soil is sufficient for citizenship, with only narrow exceptions (e.g., children of foreign diplomats). This interpretation, rooted in the British common law principle of jus soli (law of the soil), was upheld 6-3.
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- 1 (00:02) **Show Open & Advertisements** - Wayfair, Alliance for Secure AI, and Good Ranchers ads.
- 2 (01:31) **SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship Ruling: The Core Finding** - Ben Shapiro summarizes the 6-3 decision upholding birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment.
- 3 (04:43) **The Scale of the Problem** - Shapiro quantifies the impact: ~4.6 million U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants, plus ~4.2 million parents, totaling ~9 million people.
- 4 (06:20) **National Security & Birth Tourism** - Shapiro plays a clip on Chinese birth tourism, calling it a major national security issue.
- 5 (07:43) **Democratic Celebration & The "Demographic Change" Goal** - Shapiro argues Democrats are thrilled because birthright citizenship enables mass migration and demographic change.
- 6 (09:34) **The Real Problem: Elected Branches, Not SCOTUS** - Shapiro pivots: the core issue is decades of bad legislative and executive policy, not the Supreme Court.
- 7 (11:34) **Historical Immigration Data & The Shift in Origin** - Shapiro uses charts to show the immigrant share of the U.S. population over time and the radical shift in countries of origin.
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After the Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, we discuss what can be done about our mass migration problem… and discuss real answers; Democrats continue to embrace radical socialism in primary elections; and the Left has some thoughts on what real manhood looks like.
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