Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Thursday introduced a constitutional amendment to end birthright citizenship, ahead of an expected Supreme Court ruling on President Donald Trump's executive order to that effect.

"I am introducing a Constitutional Amendment to end Birthright Citizenship.

Under current interpretations of American law, anyone born on American soil automatically becomes a U.S. citizen, regardless of whether the parent was here legally or not," he posted on X. "This is wrong and not at all the intent of those who wrote the 14th Amendment. 

We are a country filled with immigrants, and legal immigration is valuable and should be protected."

"But we are also a country whose borders have been too open and our generosity exploited too often. President Trump has moved to seal our border from illegal immigrants more than any other president," he added.
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But we will have more to do.

We need to make sure that only children born to legal residents of the U.S. are automatically citizens."

"I have supported protecting birthright citizenship from abuse since the beginning of my tenure in the Senate, when I cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011, and now I am proposing an amendment to protect United States citizenship in case the Supreme Court fails to address this issue correctly," he added.

The amendment is unlikely to clear the chamber or be ratified. The Supreme Court has already heard oral arguments in the matter, though the timeline for releasing its decision remains unclear.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.