The End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act, introduced by Representative Morgan Griffith, a Virginia Republican, would amend federal laws that grant U.S. citizenship at birth to people born in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands. The legislation would limit those provisions to people born before January 1, 2027, effectively ending automatic citizenship for future births unless at least one parent is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.
Birthright citizenship is the legal principle that grants U.S. citizenship to most people born on American soil, regardless of their parents’ immigration status. The administration has sought to restrict the long-standing interpretation of birthright citizenship, but those efforts stalled on June 30, when the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order.
The case that prompted the ruling, Trump v. Barbara, had addressed whether children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present are entitled to citizenship at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause. The court held that such children are “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States. The new proposal is part of the Trump administration’s push to reduce immigration levels and tighten restrictions on who can qualify for U.S. citizenship.
So, what, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are no longer subject to the laws of the United States? So, there is no federal court in Puerto Rico exercising jurisdiction over the territory? What about the US Virgin Islands?
Does that mean they don’t have to pay taxes to the fascist regime?



I propose we do that with just the Dakotas. The whole state can go back to native hands. However, as I’m in a monkey’s paw type of mood, there’s a catch! Any person of Native American ancestry can live in the new Dakota territories…as long as they’re willing to live entirely by the pre-Columbian lifestyle of those who lived in the area. You can have the Dakota, but only if you’re willing to live a life hunting buffalo…without horses, firearms, or modern technology of any kind!
What a stupid idea.
Why deprive them of the technology that can help them be better stewards of the land? Why deprive them of any benefit of new technology? Why force them to suffer inadequate housing after how the whole land was destroyed and we are now facing global warming, climate catastrophes and the like? Why now allow them to grow more resilient crops thanks to genetics?
C’mon man.
I just want more whimsy in the world!
In fact, whimsy is pretty high on my priorities list!