Immigration & Border Security

The Fiscal and Economic Impacts of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

The federal government would save billions of dollars if the Supreme Court agrees with the president, some analysts say.
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The Fiscal and Economic Impacts of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
Protesters against Trump's order to restrict birthright citizenship demonstrate outside the Supreme Court in Washington on April 1, 2026. Stacy Robinson/The Epoch Times
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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The Supreme Court heard arguments earlier this month over President Donald Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship, teeing up a decision that could have far-reaching economic implications.

Trump issued an executive order last year to bar the U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants from automatically obtaining citizenship. The order also excluded children if their mothers had lawful temporary status but their fathers were not permanent residents or U.S. citizens.

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Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Senior Reporter
Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.