Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office, Trump expressed disappointment over the SC ruling, adding “We had a very unfortunate decision in the Supreme Court concerning birthright [citizenship]… so we’re making adjustments.” They’ve taken birthright citizenship, and they’ve made a joke out of it.” By taking this action, it ensures that large numbers of people who wrongly would be getting birthright citizenship will no longer be eligible for those benefits,” Miller said. “For the first time ever in American history, birth tourism is banned. The court also relied on its earlier ruling in United States v. Wong Kim Ark, reaffirming that children born in the United States to foreign parents are entitled to birthright citizenship.