Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
At a Steamboat Institute Campus Liberty Tour debate, Charles J. Cooper, Founding Member and Chairman of Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, argued that because a child cannot legally choose his or her own domicile, the legal status of the parents matters in determining the child’s relationship to the United States. He contended that birthright citizenship depends not merely on place of birth, but on the parents’ legal status, domicile, and reciprocal allegiance to the United States.”
What are your thoughts on the Supreme Court’s recent decision on birthright citizenship? We’d love to hear in the comments below!
You can watch our full debate here: youtube.com/watch?v=h6uliBvI1fg&t=509s
#CampusLibertyTour #SteamboatInstitute #BirthrightCitizenship #Citizenship #Constitution #ConstitutionalLaw #RuleOfLaw #ImmigrationDebate #FreeSpeech #OpenDialogue #CivilDiscourse
At a Steamboat Institute Campus Liberty Tour debate, Charles J. Cooper, Founding Member and Chairman of Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, argued that because a child cannot legally choose his or her own domicile, the legal status of the parents matters in determining the child’s relationship to the United States. He contended that birthright citizenship depends not merely on place of birth, but on the parents’ legal status, domicile, and reciprocal allegiance to the United States.”
What are your thoughts on the Supreme Court’s recent decision on birthright citizenship? We’d love to hear in the comments below!
You can watch our full debate here: youtube.com/watch?v=h6uliBvI1fg&t=509s
#CampusLibertyTour #SteamboatInstitute #BirthrightCitizenship #Citizenship #Constitution #ConstitutionalLaw #RuleOfLaw #ImmigrationDebate #FreeSpeech #OpenDialogue #CivilDiscourse
