Trump's attack on 'birth tourism' faces uphill legal battle after Supreme Court ruling

Trump's attack on 'birth tourism' faces uphill legal battle after Supreme Court ruling

When the United States Supreme Court in June ruled in favour of broad citizenship rights for babies born in the country, one of the most conservative justices complained that the decision was so sweeping it would even cover so-called birth tourists. Women “who come here solely for the purpose of giving birth” would be able to get automatic citizenship for their children, Samuel Alito wrote, dissenting from the 6-3 ruling that invalidated President Donald Trump’s first attempt to curtail US birth...

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