Washington, July 1 (IANS) Many Indian Americans have welcomed the US Supreme Court’s decision reaffirming birthright citizenship, calling it a victory for the Constitution, immigrant families and the American Dream, as Indian American lawmakers said the ruling protected a fundamental right that cannot be overturned by executive order.The ruling prompted statements from several Indian American members of Congress and community organisations, which said the decision restored certainty for millions…
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Washington, June 30 (IANS) The US Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end automatic birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to undocumented immigrants and many temporary visa holders, ruling that such children are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment.The Supreme Court held that children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present in the country are “subject to the jurisdictio…