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Know This Now, July 3, 2026: ABIC Action: Supreme Court Affirms Birthright Citizenship, Protecting America’s Families and Economy

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ABIC Action: Supreme Court Affirms Birthright Citizenship, Protecting America’s Families and Economy

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the administration’s executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship on Tuesday, reaffirming the 14th Amendment’s guarantee that children born on U.S. soil are American citizens.

ABIC CEO Rebecca Shi joined Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power” to discuss the sweeping economic implications of this decision, watch the full interview here.

“Today’s decision affirms what the Constitution has long made clear: birthright citizenship is the steel scaffolding of our future economy, and beneficiaries born to immigrant parents are projected to contribute $7.7 trillion to our economy over the next several decades,” – Rebecca Shi, CEO

Comité de 100, a bipartisan coalition of over 200 Hispanic business, faith, and community leaders co-chaired by Massey Villarreal, Ramiro A. Cavazos, and Sam Sanchez, praised the ruling while sending a razor-sharp warning to Washington lawmakers ahead of a critical midterm cycle:

For the Hispanic business community, the court’s decision is tied directly to the nation’s future economic success. Ramiro A. Cavazos, President and CEO of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC), underscored the stakes for the economy:

“Attacks on birthright citizenship create uncertainty for millions of Hispanic Americans that create businesses, jobs, and power America’s economy. Upholding birthright citizenship is critical to the economic potential of this country.”

With the Supreme Court’s ruling window coming to a close, business leaders across the country continue their call to Congress to work together toward permanent and common-sense legislative solutions that protect the American workforce.

“Millions of Hispanic children will grow into the teachers, nurses, entrepreneurs, and service members who fuel our nation’s progress. It is time for leaders to end these disruptions and advance bipartisan solutions, such as the Dignity and Dream Acts,” said Sam Sanchez, CEO of Third Coast Hospitality.

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More from the ABIC Network:

TPS Recipients, Employers and Communities Brace for Fallout of Supreme Court Ruling Clearing Path for End to TPS

Last week’s Supreme Court ruling has put the future of hundreds of thousands of critical workers, some who have lived in the U.S. for decades with TPS, in doubt. More than 350,000 Haitians and roughly 6,000 Syrians have TPS, but the Supreme Court ruling ultimately could affect immigrants from 17 countries whose citizens were safeguarded under TPS.

ABIC and our network were featured in multiple news outlets sharing the business community’s perspective on the ruling.

ABIC on NPR’s Weekend Edition:
Rebecca Shi, who heads a coalition of American employers, says the administration’s move is very destabilizing.

“These are vetted immigrants who arrive through legal pathways and hold valid, legal work authorizations, many for over a decade. Now, overnight, they faced forced removal from their communities, from the workforce. And these are ties that they have spent years building.”

Several ABIC members featured in The Bulwark’s reporting:
“We strongly disagree with terminating Haitian TPS,” Rebecca Shi, CEO of ABIC, said. “It’s economically destructive and morally wrong.”

Rob Liebreich, president and CEO of faith-based nonprofit Goodwin Living and an ABIC member, described his feeling of “sadness that more of our older adults who need support in years to come won’t get the care they need.”

Senior resident at Goodwin House Bailey’s Crossroads in Virginia, Rita Siebenaler was quoted from our ABIC Action press conference:

“This is not the way a civil society should treat its seniors or humanely treat immigrants to our country,” she said, urging Congress to press for extension of TPS.

And Linda Couch, the senior vice president of housing policy at Leading Age and an ABIC member, was quoted on the immediate impact to seniors and senior care facilities:

“People can lose their jobs overnight, and there is no workforce waiting in the wings that can replace these professionals,” Couch said.


ABIC Action and CEO Rebecca Shi were also quoted in Newsweek, Positive Aging and Crossroads Today.

Many outlets highlighted the potential negative impacts of the ruling on the U.S. economy, including:

“The effects of this ruling will be felt by more than just those directly impacted – every worker, every community, and the entire economy will feel it,” said Milton Jones, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union

Bipartisan Coalition Rolls Out Agricultural Workforce Reform Bill

House Agriculture Committee Chairman GT Thompson and a bipartisan coalition of 49 original co-sponsors recently introduced the Securing America’s Workforce Act (SAWA). The legislation seeks to modernize the H-2A visa program by expanding access to year-round agricultural labor, such as dairy farmers, streamlining the hiring process for employers, and providing legal work authorization for certain long-term agricultural workers already in the United States. 

The bill comes at a time when labor shortages represent the most urgent problems facing U.S. agriculture. According to American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall, reduced labor supplies stemming from current immigration policies limit us from “being at the full potential production of food for our country.”

ABIC Agricultural Council formally endorses the Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act.

The ABIC Agricultural Council released a statement calling the bill a major step in the right direction. The council noted that SAWA addresses long-overdue barriers faced by farmers by modernizing the H-2A visa program and expanding access to a year-round workforce. Crucially, it also fills a critical gap by giving undocumented agricultural workers a path to temporary legal status and work permits.

The agricultural labor crisis is starkly illustrated by recent data: according to the American Farm Bureau, in 2025, only 182 domestic applications were submitted for nearly 415,000 advertised agricultural positions.

Matt Teagarden, CEO of the Kansas Livestock Association (KLA), emphasized the around-the-clock nature of the industry and the need for stability:

“A stable workforce that farmers can rely on, one where workers feel secure in their status without fear, will provide real relief for our agricultural sector, farmers, and ranchers. This is a step forward that acknowledges what Americans already know: immigrants are essential to agriculture,” Teagarden said.

On Capitol Hill ABIC Action Provides Testimony as Bipartisan Coalition Details the Economic Power of Immigrant Entrepreneurs

At yesterday’s House Small Business Committee hearing, entrepreneurs testified that federal immigration policy is harming local commerce and the national cost of living. ABIC Action submitted a statement for the record highlighting that small businesses drive 80.4% of national hiring, about 4 million hires monthly, with immigrants accounting for 24% of all U.S. entrepreneurs. Listen and watch testimony here.

The submitted data shows that immigrant entrepreneurs comprise 36.8% of employer businesses in accommodation and food services, and 46% of owners in transportation and warehousing. Collectively, these businesses contribute an estimated $1.3 trillion in annual sales.

News Briefing:

Texas Standard: ICE Focus Moving Beyond ‘Criminal’ Targets 

According to ICE arrest records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act by the Deportation Data Project and analyzed by the Houston Chronicle, federal enforcement has increasingly focused on individuals whose only violations are civil immigration infractions, rather than serious criminal records.

The data shows that between February 2025 and February 2026, more than 38,000 people without criminal convictions or pending charges were arrested by ICE in Texas. According to Houston Chronicle reporter Julián Aguilar, this category, which ICE classifies as “other immigration violators”, accounted for more arrests in the state than individuals with existing criminal convictions or pending criminal charges.

Immigration attorneys cited in the report note that many of these arrests are occurring during routine, mandatory check-ins that are a formal part of the asylum process.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) disputes the implications of the data, stating that the figures are being presented in a misleading way. DHS maintains that nearly 70% of ICE arrests nationwide involve individuals with criminal histories, and suggests that some individuals classified as non-criminals may have committed offenses outside the United States that do not appear in domestic law enforcement records. 

Bloomberg: DHS Advances Rule Nixing Automatic Renewal of Work Permits

The Trump administration is moving to permanently end automatic extensions of work permits for immigrants awaiting renewal, building on an interim rule that already took effect in October. If finalized, USCIS’s own backlogs could push thousands of asylum seekers, refugees, and other workers out of their jobs.

NPR: As Supreme Court expands Trump’s immigration power, experts warn of steeper U.S. population decline

The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration sweeping new immigration authority with the TPS and asylum rulings. Experts warn the timing is dangerous: for the first time since the Great Depression, the U.S. faces record-low birthrates and record-low immigration at once, with migration into the country projected to fall from 2.7 million in 2024 to as low as 300,000 this year. Economists say the fallout of fewer workers paying into Social Security, school closures, and stagnating populations even in low-immigration states like Iowa and Nebraska, could compound quickly. The Census Bureau is projecting a population loss exceeding 107 million by century’s end without robust immigration. 

Perspectives:

San Antonio Express-News Editorial Board: Birthright citizenship upheld, just as comprehensive reform needed

Days before the nation’s 250th anniversary, the Editorial Board commented on a monumental session of immigration decisions in the U.S. Supreme Court. The Editorial Board strongly backed the Court’s 6–3 decision to strike down the executive challenge to birthright citizenship, but ultimately said the birthright ruling was a rare bright spot in an otherwise regressive judicial session. The board strongly condemned two other 6–3 decisions handed down last week, which allow the administration to strip TPS from hundreds of thousands of settled Haitians and Syrians. 

The Editorial Board wrote that the U.S. desperately needs comprehensive legislative reform through Congress that simultaneously balances workforce needs, border security, family unity, and legal pathways to citizenship.

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