Author Shawn Fleetwood profileIn a major blow to American sovereignty, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that children born to illegal aliens and foreign “birth tourists” on U.S. soil are citizens under the 14th Amendment. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch dissented, while Justice Brett Kavanaugh concurred in the court’s judgement and dissented in part.

The case known as Trump v. Barbara came to fruition last year, when Trump signed an executive order barring the federal government from producing or accepting certain documents purporting to recognize these birthplace citizens. The directive was immediately challenged in court by proponents of granting citizenship to the children of illegal aliens born on U.S. soil. …