Bruce Springsteen is allowing the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to use one of his iconic songs to fight for birthright citizenship.
‘Born in the USA’ is easily one of the most recognizable songs in the world, and now it will be the anthem of the ACLU’s pursuit of maintaining birthright citizenship in the United States. The pair teamed up to produce a 30-second ad ahead of the Supreme Court hearing arguments in Trump v. Barbara, a case resulting from President Donald Trump’s January 2025 executive order that attempted to curtail birthright citizenship in his fight against illegal immigration.
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“We’re honored that the one and only Bruce Springsteen trusted us with use of his iconic anthem ahead of our landmark Supreme Court case Trump v. Barbara, where we’re challenging President Trump’s attempt to take away the constitutional right to birthright citizenship,” the video’s caption reads.
“This video, directed by award-winning filmmaker Anderson Wright, serves as the focal point of the ad campaign we’re launching to protect birthright citizenship. A 30-second version of this video will air during iconic American programs including MLB Opening Day, Survivor, American Idol, and more. Living rooms across the nation will be filled with this reminder of this constitutional right that makes up the fabric of our nation,” it adds.
The ad can also be seen on the ACLU website, which asks visitors for donations to help them “respond to urgent threats and plan ahead.”
“The Constitution, not the president, decides who is a citizen,” their website reads. “President Trump has targeted immigrants since his first day in office, and his efforts to eliminate birthright citizenship are at the center of his cruel agenda to redefine who gets to be an American. But the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to children born in the United States — and President Trump is not above the Constitution.”
“Birthright citizenship has long been one of the clearest expressions of the American promise: that anyone born here is part of our national community. Ending birthright citizenship would upend the law and the lives of hundreds of thousands of families, by denying citizenship to people in the only country they’ve ever called home — people who would be left in a permanent subclass of U.S.-born children who are denied their rights as Americans,” the explanation continues. “This kind of government-engineered exclusion is both unconstitutional and morally indefensible.”
The organization views the issue as “central to who we are as a country. It is a core reason that the United States has been seen, for generations, as a beacon of freedom and opportunity for people around the world.”
It remains to be seen whether the Supreme Court will agree with Trump or maintain birthright citizenship in its current form unless altered by Congress.
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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