Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship

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  Virtually all children born in the United States are U.S.

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  Citizens, including those born to parents who are in the United States illegally.

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  That's what the Supreme Court ruled today in a case we have all been waiting

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  for since day one of President Trump's second term in office.

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  Let's get into it.

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  It is the NPR Politics Podcast.

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  I'm Miles Parks.

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  I cover voting.

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  I'm Kerry Johnson.

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  I cover the Supreme Court.

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  And I'm Mara Liason, senior national political correspondent.

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  So, Kerry, on President Trump's day one of his second term in office,

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  he signed this executive order that eliminated automatic U.S.

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  Citizenship for babies born to parents who lack long-term status in the country.

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  This includes people like people in the United States illegally and also people who are on short-term visas.

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  But a majority of justices ruled today that he cannot do that.

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  Can you explain this?

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