Senator Banks Proposes Invasion Declaration to Challenge Birthright Citizenship

14 million unauthorized immigrants were living in the U.S. in 2023, a record high.

About 9% of U.S. births in 2023 were to mothers who were unauthorized immigrants or on temporary visas.

The Supreme Court ruled 6-2 in 1898 that birth on U.S. soil confers citizenship regardless of parents' status.

A 2025 executive order attempting the same change was blocked in federal court within weeks.

Ending birthright citizenship would significantly increase the size of the unauthorized immigrant population, according to Penn State demographers' projections.