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Rep. Griffith Introduces Bill to End Birthright Citizenship in Territories

7/24/2026

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Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) introduced the End Birthright Citizenship for the Territories Act to limit citizenship for children of noncitizen or permanent-resident parents in U.S. territories.
Legal scholar Efrén Rivera Ramos warned the bill would create a discriminable subclass and called PROMESA a failed austerity measure.
The Supreme Court recently declined to overturn birthright citizenship, a decision that coincides with PROMESA’s 10th anniversary highlighting Puerto Rico’s quasi-colonial status.

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Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) introduced the End Birthright Citizenship for the Territories Act to limit citizenship for children of noncitizen or permanent-resident parents in U.S. territories.
Legal scholar Efrén Rivera Ramos warned the bill would create a discriminable subclass and called PROMESA a failed austerity measure.
The Supreme Court recently declined to overturn birthright citizenship, a decision that coincides with PROMESA’s 10th anniversary highlighting Puerto Rico’s quasi-colonial status.