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(Des Moines, IA) -- An effort to end birthright citizenship is getting the support of over two dozen states, including Iowa and Nebraska.
President Trump filed an executive order to stop the children of illegal immigrants born in the U-S from receiving automatic citizenship.
The 14th Amendment was never intended to grant automatic citizenhood to tourists or illegal immigrants, according to a brief filed with the Supreme Court by attorneys general from 26 states.
"Our Constitution was not written with the intent to reward people for breaking the law, " said Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird. "President Trump's executive order closes the birthright citizenship loophole and restores the Constitution's original intent."
Bird co-led the brief with Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti.
The U-S Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case in April.