United States President Donald Trump has reiterated his stance on birthright citizenship.
Hours after his inauguration as US president in January, Trump signed an executive order terminating the privilege of birthright citizenship.
Trump has long argued that foreign nationals take advantage of the law, bringing their families to procreate in the US, driving up migration numbers.
But some 18 states and rights groups blocked the president’s move by filing court cases.
Trump’s appeal to reinstate his order was denied after three federal judges stopped it from taking effect.
The US president contended that they did not have the power to issue the nationwide injunctions.
However, the supreme court judges on Thursday began hearing the arguments.
If the court sides with Trump, it could allow him to keep using executive orders broadly to fulfill campaign promises without needing congressional approval and with minimal judicial oversight.
Meanwhile, the president has continued his argument in a Truth Social post.
He stressed the importance of ending birthright citizenship in his anti-immigration agenda.
“Birthright Citizenship was not meant for people taking vacations to become permanent Citizens of the United States of America, and bringing their families with them, all the time laughing at the “SUCKERS” that we are!” Trump wrote.
“The United States of America is the only Country in the World that does this, for what reason, nobody knows — But the drug cartels love it!
“We are, for the sake of being politically correct, a STUPID Country but, in actuality, this is the exact opposite of being politically correct, and it is yet another point that leads to the dysfunction of America.”
Trump noted the reason why the citizenship pathway was created, adding that other grounds were baseless.
“Birthright Citizenship is about the babies of slaves,” he said.
“As conclusive proof, the Civil War ended in 1865, the Bill went to Congress less than a year later, in 1866, and was passed shortly after that.
“It had nothing to do with Illegal Immigration for people wanting to SCAM our Country, from all parts of the World, which they have done for many years. It had to do with Civil War results, and the babies of slaves who our politicians felt, correctly, needed protection.
“Please explain this to the Supreme Court of the United States.”
Legal experts say the president does not have the power to end birthright citizenship because it is guaranteed by the 14th amendment of the US Constitution.
So, even if Trump wins the current case, he may still have to fight off other legal challenges.
