Kaine Praises Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Ruling

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a former civil rights attorney, released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. Barbara:

“President Trump’s attempt to restrict birthright citizenship by executive order was lawless and shameful from the start. I am glad that the Supreme Court ruled against this attempted circumvention of the Fourteenth Amendment and the foundational Supreme Court precedent of Wong Kim Ark. Today the Court affirmed the post-Civil War guarantee that no matter your parents’ circumstances, if you are born in the United States, you are an American and may pursue your happiness here.”

Kaine has vigorously and consistently pushed back against the Trump Administration’s efforts to limit birthright citizenship. In December 2024, he delivered a speech on the Senate floor condemning then-President-elect Trump’s stated intention to end the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of birthright citizenship. In January 2025, just before the beginning of President Trump’s second term, Kaine again delivered a speech highlighting notable Americans born to immigrant parents and their contributions to American society and culture. Later that same month, Kaine condemned President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order. In May 2025, Kaine excoriated President Trump for, in an unhinged Truth Social screed, denigrating the U.S. as “a stupid country” for its constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship.

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