Supreme Court Weighs Ending Birthright Citizenship Amid Concerns Over Foreign Interference

Investigative reporter Peter Schweizer warns of a 'tsunami' of Chinese-born voters who could sway U.S. elections.

Apr. 9, 2026 at 8:25pm

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With the Supreme Court considering former President Trump's order to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to non-citizens, investigative reporter Peter Schweizer warns that America could face a surge of voters born to 'birth tourism' parents in China who then returned home. Schweizer's research indicates there may be as many as 1.5 million such children eligible to vote, posing a threat to the 'integrity of our election process.' The court is also examining allegations of illegal foreign donations to the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue.

Why it matters

The birthright citizenship case before the Supreme Court could have major implications for U.S. elections if the court upholds Trump's order, potentially disenfranchising hundreds of thousands of American-born children of unauthorized immigrants or temporary visa holders. Meanwhile, the investigation into ActBlue's alleged masking of foreign political donations raises concerns about foreign interference in U.S. elections.

The details

Schweizer's research, included in a Supreme Court brief, found that as many as 1.5 million Chinese children were born in the U.S. over the past 13 years through 'birth tourism' services that help foreign parents give birth on American soil. These children would then be eligible for U.S. citizenship and potentially able to vote, even if their parents quickly returned to China. Schweizer says the U.S. government lacks hard data on the scale of this practice because birth certificates do not list the nationality of parents.

  • The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the birthright citizenship case in late June or July 2026.
  • In 2023, mothers who were unauthorized immigrants or had legal temporary status in the U.S. had 320,000 babies, representing about 9% of all 3.6 million births that year.

The players

Peter Schweizer

An investigative reporter and author of the book 'The Invisible Coup,' which examines the issue of 'birth tourism' and its potential impact on U.S. elections.

John Sauer

The Solicitor General who argued to the Supreme Court that more than 500 birth tourism companies exist in China to provide this service.

Barack Obama

The former president who, according to Schweizer, explicitly told Customs and Border Patrol not to question or deny admission to pregnant women arriving on tourism visas, in order to allow birth tourism to continue.

Glenn Youngkin

The former Republican governor of Virginia who ordered state and local election officials to remove individuals from the voter rolls if Department of Motor Vehicles records did not indicate U.S. citizenship.

ActBlue

The Democratic Party's biggest fundraising platform, which is under investigation for allegedly allowing and obscuring illegal foreign donations to Democratic candidates.

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What they’re saying

“The integrity of our election process is under threat.”

— Peter Schweizer, Investigative Reporter

“If the birthright citizenship case comes back and says, 'Nobody can place any limits on this — the only way you can change this by a new constitutional amendment'… I think that turns the Constitution into a suicide pact.”

— Peter Schweizer, Investigative Reporter

What’s next

The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the birthright citizenship case in late June or July 2026, which could have significant implications for U.S. elections if the court upholds Trump's order. The congressional investigation into ActBlue's alleged masking of foreign political donations is also ongoing.

The takeaway

The issues of birthright citizenship and foreign interference in U.S. elections are deeply intertwined, with the potential for hundreds of thousands of American-born children of unauthorized immigrants or temporary visa holders to be disenfranchised, while foreign donors may have illegally funneled money to Democratic candidates through ActBlue. The Supreme Court's ruling on birthright citizenship and the outcome of the ActBlue investigation could have far-reaching consequences for the integrity of American democracy.