Supreme Court must reform immigration system after landmark ruling
In a split ruling on Wednesday, the Supreme Court decided that border officials have the right to restrict entry to a green card holder if the resident is suspected of a serious criminal offense. This lowers the minimum requirements for the Department of Homeland Security to keep criminal immigrants out of the nation — but […]
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In a split ruling on Wednesday, the Supreme Court decided that border officials have the right to restrict entry to a green card holder if the resident is suspected of a serious criminal offense. This lowers the minimum requirements for the Department of Homeland Security to keep criminal immigrants out of the nation — but it does not solve the actual issues underlying immigration control.Commentators have already begun calling the decision a victory for conservative immigration policy and are beginning to debate what this ruling could mean for the ruling on birthright citizenship slated to be released by early next week.
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