Supreme Court grapples with nationwide orders blocking birthright citizenship ban

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : There is also wide agreement that the argument conflicts with more than a century of Supreme Court precedent that protects citizenship for almost everyone born on U.S. soil, except for the children of foreign diplomats.
44% : The administration asked the justices to limit the nationwide orders to the individuals or states involved in the litigation while those cases make their way through the court system, or to at least allow the relevant federal agencies to begin developing plans and issuing public guidance for banning birthright citizenship if Trump's effort eventually passes legal muster.
35% : But the case before the justices is more of a referendum on the use of nationwide injunctions that have frustrated many of Trump's efforts to dramatically shrink the size of the government workforce, halt federal spending and end diversity programs.
28% : In reviewing the birthright citizenship ban, judges in Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington State have all ruled against Trump.
27% : Trump and his allies say they have the authority to ban birthright citizenship because unauthorized immigrants are in the country illegally and, therefore, are not "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States government.
26% : Judge John C. Coughenour of the U.S. District Court in Seattle said birthright citizenship "is a fundamental right, a constitutional right," and criticized Trump for trampling on the Constitution to pursue "political or personal gain.
20% : The Trump administration has focused on procedural concerns, telling the justices that individual states lack legal grounds to assert citizenship rights on behalf of individuals residing in those states and that the lower-court orders have made it more difficult for Trump to set immigration policy for the nation through universal injunctions.

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