Overview
- The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship Tuesday, rejecting the administration’s effort to end automatic citizenship by executive order.
- On Fox News that evening, deputy White House aide Stephen Miller suggested the government should “take a hard look” at denying entry to pregnant foreign visitors to prevent so‑called birth tourism.
- Miller argued babies born here can draw public benefits that he said flow to families abroad, a claim that viewers and experts disputed and criticized on social media.
- Commentators and legal observers pointed out major hurdles to any ban, including Fourth Amendment concerns, questions about how officials would reliably screen travelers and the risk of contradictory public messaging.
- Coverage on the same day also surfaced more extreme proposals from right‑wing figures, underscoring how the debate quickly shifted from policy options to ethically fraught ideas that would face steep legal and political obstacles.