This bill would amend federal immigration law to restrict birthright citizenship for certain children born in the United States. Specifically, it would deny automatic citizenship at birth to children whose parents are unlawfully present in the country, serving as foreign diplomats, or engaged in hostile operations against the United States. The legislation is sponsored by Senators Cotton, Hagerty, Moreno, and Cramer and would codify exceptions to the 14th Amendment's birthright citizenship clause based on the concept that citizenship requires allegiance and obedience to the U.S. government. The bill does not include specific funding allocations or implementation timelines. The measure directly affects children born to undocumented immigrants and certain other categories of foreign nationals, fundamentally altering long-standing citizenship rules that have granted automatic citizenship to nearly all children born on U.S. soil.
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