{"id":2622864,"date":"2026-07-02T13:19:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jack-birle-says-trumps-birthright-citizenship-defeat-is-a-win-anyway\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T13:20:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:20:23","slug":"jack-birle-says-trumps-birthright-citizenship-defeat-is-a-win-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jack-birle-says-trumps-birthright-citizenship-defeat-is-a-win-anyway\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Birle says Trump&#8217;s birthright citizenship defeat is a win anyway"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjack-birle-says-trumps-birthright-citizenship-defeat-is-a-win-anyway%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2622864&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Supreme Court recently struck down President Donald Trump\u2019s executive order that aimed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yes-republicans-can-legally-rein-in-birthright-citizenship\/\" title=\"Yes, Republicans Can Legally Rein In ...\">restrict birthright citizenship<\/a> under the 14th Amendment. This decision reaffirmed the long-established principle that nearly all individuals born on U.S.soil are automatically U.S. citizens. The ruling was a narrow 5-4 majority,suggesting that altering the definition of birthright citizenship may require a constitutional amendment rather than executive action. Trump\u2019s order had sought to limit citizenship for children of illegal or temporary visitors, but the court\u2019s decision emphasizes that changes to this policy are constitutionally complex. Legal analyst Jack Birle noted that, despite this setback, trump has been prosperous in other immigration-related efforts at the Supreme Court. The ruling also strengthened adherence to a 1898 precedent,underscoring the difficulty of changing birthright citizenship through law alone. Birle indicated that this decision could enable the administration to pursue a more <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >aggressive immigration agenda moving forward<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Washington Examiner <\/em>Supreme Court reporter <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/jack-birle\/\">Jack Birle<\/a> argued that President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s birthright citizenship defeat is \u201ca win even if it\u2019s not an actual win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/25pdf\/25-365_4hdj.pdf\">Supreme Court<\/a> struck down Trump\u2019s executive order restricting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/25pdf\/25-365_4hdj.pdf\">birthright citizenship<\/a> under the 14th Amendment on<strong> <\/strong>Tuesday. The court ruling reaffirmed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/incorrect-iowa-pollster-newspaper-face-another-fraud-lawsuit\/\" title=\"Incorrect Iowa Pollster, Newspaper Face Another Fraud Lawsuit\">long-standing constitutional principle<\/a> that nearly all children born on U.S. soil are automatically U.S. citizens.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4633361\/trump-short-list-supreme-court-vacancy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump already has a short list in case of a Supreme Court vacancy<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4631686\/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-conservative-justices\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Supreme Court birthright citizenship decision renews conservative feud with GOP-appointed justices<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4630819\/clarence-thomas-shreds-ruling-devalues-citizenship\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Clarence Thomas shreds ruling that \u2018devalues\u2019 citizenship in Supreme Court dissent<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt really seems, from the majority ruling the 5-4 majority, which was a lot tighter than we expected, that you\u2019re probably going to need a constitutional amendment to change what birthright citizenship is under the law,\u201d Birle said Thursday on Newsmax2\u2019s <em>First Edition<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s executive order included efforts to preserve birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. with at least one parent who is a citizen or lawful permanent resident, while excluding children born to parents who are both in the country illegally or temporarily.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3605762&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=5098288c56379ada88643c4e440f4364\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Birle said the ruling leaves the administration with a few viable options if it hopes to revisit the issue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou can try passing the law, but as we\u2019ve seen with the SAVE Act, it\u2019s very hard to get through the Senate with that filibuster, so that could be an option, but the most foolproof way of getting a change on birthright citizenship would be a constitutional amendment,\u201d Birle said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision also reinforced the Supreme Court\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4509805\/birthright-citizenship-first-supreme-court-test-100-years\/\">1898 precedent in the <em>United States v. Wong Kim Ark<\/em><\/a>, making it clear that such a sweeping change cannot be accomplished through executive action alone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While acknowledging Trump\u2019s defeat, Birle also noted Trump\u2019s success in other efforts regarding immigration, saying, \u201coutside of this birthright citizenship case, he\u2019s been almost perfect at the Supreme Court with immigration this term.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4630930\/stephen-miller-blasts-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-ruling-destructive-and-outrageous\/\"><strong>STEPHEN MILLER BLASTS SUPREME COURT BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP RULING: \u2018DESTRUCTIVE AND OUTRAGEOUS\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Birle suggested that this ruling has strengthened Trump\u2019s ability to pursue a more aggressive immigration agenda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI mean, it looks like the president\u2019s going to be able to pursue a pretty aggressive immigration agenda as he has done,\u201d\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birle: Trump\u2019s birthright citizenship loss is a \u201cwin\u201d despite defeat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2622865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26156602431707-e1783007292956.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7161,3813,82104,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2622864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-citizenship","tag-immigration","tag-jack-birle","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26156602431707-e1783007292956.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2622864"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2622868,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622864\/revisions\/2622868"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2622865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2622864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2622864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2622864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}