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Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship heads to the Supreme Court (theconversation.com)

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The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on the case on May 15, 2025.

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[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Immigration was critical to have enough manpower to exploit the vast untapped resources of the "undiscovered" continent. So were guns. A lot of shit that seems weird by modern standards actually makes perfect sense in the context of historical empire-building.

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -1 points 5 hours ago

That’s fine, but it hasn’t been necessary for decades.