birthright citizenship

Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton are leading related efforts target businesses they say are encouraging noncitizens to come to Texas to give birth, in order to gain U.S. citizenship for their children.

Last month, the Texas Republican Party included in its platform a ban on foreigners using American surrogates, arguing the practice allows children born under these circumstances to obtain U.S. citizenship.

The Supreme Court's decision maintains birthright citizenship for future Texas-born children, leaving in place a constitutional guarantee with major implications for the state's immigrant communities.