GA SR123

Georgia Senate resolution reaffirms birthright citizenship as a fundamental constitutional right protected by the Fourteenth Amendment (ratified 1868)

Cites legal precedents including Lynch v. Clarke (1844) and United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898 Supreme Court decision) establishing that children born in the U.S. to immigrant or visiting parents are citizens by right of birth

Characterizes the Trump Administration's actions against birthright citizenship as unconstitutional and contrary to American values

Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press

Non-binding resolution expressing the Georgia Senate's position; does not create new law or legal obligations