(The Center Square) – Legal advocates sparred Thursday over immigration policy in the United States ahead of a Democratic led-Congress that could work alongside President Trump on the issue.
Advocates debated the role of immigration policy at the Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention in Washington, D.C. Panelists disagreed over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding birthright citizenship in June and how it will affect legislative policy in the future.
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