People protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court over President Donald Trump's move to end birthright citizenship. The Constitution is clear in declaring, through the 14th Amendment, that every child born in this country is a U. S. citizen. To deny their citizenship is to impoverish the entire citizenry.

Editorial: Celebrate a nation of immigrants — Constitution demands protecting birthright citizenship (ATTENTION EDITORS: 1 photo accompanies this column. FILENAME: OPED-BIRTHRIGHT-CITIZENSHIP-EDITORIAL-NY.jpg)

But the Supreme Court did not address the merits of Trump's bid to enforce his birthright citizenship executive order, and it left the door open for class action lawsuits challenging it.

With the Supreme Court’s decision in this case, yet another dagger is aimed at the very heart of the Constitution.

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