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'Congratulations President Xi': 7 reactions to Supreme Court's birthright citizenship decision

By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter

6. Global Refuge

Global Refuge, formerly known as Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, weighed in on the ruling in a statement Tuesday, saying "the Fourteenth Amendment proved once again that it is stronger than the forces trying to hollow it out."

“The Justices rightly recognized that the U.S. Constitution is clear and unambiguous: if you are born in this country and subject to its jurisdiction, you are a citizen of this country," said Global Refuge President and CEO Krish O’Mara Vignarajah.

"Birthright citizenship survived the Chinese Exclusion Act, Jim Crow, and today, it survived an executive order that would have essentially turned the maternity ward into a customs checkpoint. This was a constitutional stress test, and every court that heard this case unequivocally blocked this dangerous executive order, including the highest court in the land.”

Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com

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