Survey Finds 69 Percent Support Keeping Birthright Citizenship

A national survey released this week found that 69 percent of U.S. adults believe the Supreme Court should keep birthright citizenship in place. The poll, conducted by a research firm, asked respondents whether the court should maintain the policy that grants citizenship to children born on U.S. soil regardless of their parents' immigration status.

Support varied by political affiliation. Eighty-nine percent of Democrats and 68 percent of independents favored keeping the policy, while 48 percent of Republicans expressed the same view. The survey did not specify how the court might rule on any pending cases involving the issue.

The poll sampled 1,200 adults and carried a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. Fieldwork occurred between June 18 and June 22. Results were weighted to match national census demographics on age, gender, race, and education.