Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Vikram Amar, Professor of Law at UC Davis School of Law, argued that debates over birthright citizenship must separate policy concerns from constitutional interpretation. Speaking at Steamboat Institute’s Campus Liberty Tour debate, he explained that there are many policy options for addressing immigration concerns — but that those options do not change the meaning of existing law.
This clip comes from our Campus Liberty Tour debate where we asked the question, “Are persons born in the US to temporarily or illegally present parents U.S. citizens by birthright?”
What are your thoughts on the Supreme Court’s recent decision? We’d love to hear in the comments below!
You can watch the full debate here: youtube.com/watch?v=h6uliBvI1fg&t=509s
#CampusLibertyTour #SteamboatInstitute #BirthrightCitizenship #Citizenship #Constitution #ConstitutionalLaw #RuleOfLaw #ImmigrationDebate #FreeSpeech #OpenDialogue #CivilDiscourse
Vikram Amar, Professor of Law at UC Davis School of Law, argued that debates over birthright citizenship must separate policy concerns from constitutional interpretation. Speaking at Steamboat Institute’s Campus Liberty Tour debate, he explained that there are many policy options for addressing immigration concerns — but that those options do not change the meaning of existing law.
This clip comes from our Campus Liberty Tour debate where we asked the question, “Are persons born in the US to temporarily or illegally present parents U.S. citizens by birthright?”
What are your thoughts on the Supreme Court’s recent decision? We’d love to hear in the comments below!
You can watch the full debate here: youtube.com/watch?v=h6uliBvI1fg&t=509s
#CampusLibertyTour #SteamboatInstitute #BirthrightCitizenship #Citizenship #Constitution #ConstitutionalLaw #RuleOfLaw #ImmigrationDebate #FreeSpeech #OpenDialogue #CivilDiscourse
