Assemblymember Alex Lee Responds to SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship Ruling

Assemblymember Alex Lee releases the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on birthright citizenship: 

“In over half of the states, children born American may be denied citizenship because the Supreme Court has caved to Trump. SCOTUS has neutered the judicial branch and allowed the unchecked abuse of executive power. Countless American children will be subject to Trump’s unconstitutional attempts to strip away their birthright citizenship. The SCOTUS decision yields further power to Trump’s fascist regime. I am resolute in our commitment to birthright citizenship, a fundamental right that’s been upheld in the court of law for over 125 years.”

Assemblymember Lee is the author of Assembly Joint Resolution 5, which declares the Legislature’s opposition to Trump’s unlawful executive order to end birthright citizenship and affirms our commitment to this fundamental right guaranteed by the 14th Amendment.