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Poll: 70% Support Birthright Citizenship as Court Hears Trump Challenge

6/25/2026

Center

Justices Question Birthright

A Quinnipiac University poll shows nearly 70% of voters favor keeping birthright citizenship, according to the survey.
Court will rule on Donald Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship and his power to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook.
Justices voiced skepticism about the order’s constitutionality during oral arguments.
Analysts estimate ending birthright citizenship could affect 255,000 newborns and add 2.7 million residents by 2045.

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Supreme Court Pauses

Justices rebuked appeal-waiver plea bargains, with Justice Neil Gorsuch and liberal members likening sentencing to an orangutan picking a hat.
The Supreme Court week will hear cases that could let President Donald Trump end birthright citizenship and reshape agency independence.
Nearly 70% of voters support keeping birthright citizenship, according to a Quinnipiac University poll.
The Court will enter a summer recess until the first Monday in October, pausing decisions.

Blindspot

Center coverage included the estimate that ending birthright citizenship could leave about 255,000 newborns without citizenship each year and raise undocumented population by 2.7 million by 2045, which Left coverage did not mention.
Center coverage noted Trump's authority to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, an actor not referenced in Left coverage.

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Justices Question Birthright

A Quinnipiac University poll shows nearly 70% of voters favor keeping birthright citizenship, according to the survey.
Court will rule on Donald Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship and his power to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook.
Justices voiced skepticism about the order’s constitutionality during oral arguments.
Analysts estimate ending birthright citizenship could affect 255,000 newborns and add 2.7 million residents by 2045.

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