California Senate adopts resolution defending birthright citizenship

Senate Resolution 32, introduced on the floor by Sen. Wahab, was adopted by the California State Senate to affirm support for birthright citizenship as guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment and to reject federal actions seeking to rescind that right.

The resolution, the subject of extended floor debate before the chamber, expresses that ‘‘those born here’’ should remain citizens of the United States and calls for defending the constitutional guarantee against executive actions such as Executive Order number 14160 referenced during debate.

Sen. Wahab, the author of the resolution, said the measure was intended to protect children born in the U.S. and to rebut recent federal proposals. "To overturn a fundamental right established more than a hundred and 50 years ago ... would be a betrayal of the American dream,"…