Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Rejects Executive Order

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld birthright citizenship, the principle that children born in the United States are automatically U.S. citizens regardless of their parents' immigration status. " The decision settled a question pending since the executive order was signed.

A 2025 analysis by the American Immigration Council found that 122 of the Fortune 500 companies were founded by U.S.-born children of immigrants. In fiscal year 2024, the 231 Fortune 500 companies founded by immigrants or their children generated $8.6 trillion in combined revenue. The 122 companies founded by American-born children of immigrants form a significant part of that total.

Apple was co-founded by Steve Jobs, born in San Francisco to a Syrian immigrant father. Apple's most recent fiscal year ended with $416 billion in revenue. Costco posted $269.9 billion in net sales in fiscal year 2025; its co-founder Jim Sinegal was the son of Canadian immigrants.

Marc Randolph, Netflix's co-founder and original CEO, is the son of an Austrian immigrant. William Boeing, born in Detroit to a German immigrant father, founded the company that manufactures more commercial aircraft than any other. Bernie Marcus, born in Newark to Russian Jewish immigrants, co-founded Home Depot.

Herman Hollerith, son of German immigrants, invented the punch card tabulator that became the technological foundation for IBM. At Ace Hardware, two of the five Chicago founders were the sons of German and Swiss immigrants. Henry Ford, the Michigan-born son of an Irish immigrant father, founded Ford Motor and helped establish the 40-hour workweek.