Amy Swearer

Amy Swearer is a Senior Legal Fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for the Rule of Law at Advancing American Freedom.

Demonstrators gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in support of birthright citizenship.

Opinion

April 13, 2026

President Trump's birthright citizenship fight is about history, not hysteria

President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship is restorative, not revisionist, based on early Fourteenth Amendment interpretations.

A woman is pictured protesting outside the U.S. Supreme Court building with her infant.

Opinion

December 29, 2025

Birthright citizenship supporters get the law wrong by ignoring obvious evidence

Legal scholars Amy Swearer and Hans von Spakovsky challenge birthright citizenship, arguing 14th Amendment excludes children of illegal aliens.

Migrants from a caravan in Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico, march while heading to the US border

Opinion

January 27, 2025

The birthright citizenship clause too many forget, but Trump is right to question

One of the biggest issues of the new Trump term is birthright citizenship. The president is pushing back against it with an executive order. He has a valid, constitutional argument.

gun pistol hand guns firearms

Opinion

June 27, 2022

Supreme Court gun ruling reminds New Yorkers there is a right to bear arms

Supreme Court decision on gun rights means Constitution doesn't stop at New York border. N.Y. residents shouldn't fear since permit holders are law-abiding.