Will the Supreme Court kill birthright citizenship? It's a question of history vs. loyalty

The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to "restrict the scope" of nationwide stays on the order’s implementation.

A federal judge all but laughed out of court by a federal judge last month .

Experts agree that the text of the 14th Amendment is clear and that the administration's interpretation doesn't pass muster.

Birthright citizenship has been formally codified in the Constitution for over 150 years .

It is unclear whether the Supreme Court will give in to the president’s fringe interpretation.

UCLA Professor Hiroshi Motomura said birthright citizenship was even more sacred than other rights this court has placed on the chopping block.

“This goes way beyond overruling Roe v. Wade . This is quite a bit more of a rethinking of what the country is even about,” he said.