The birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court hits close to home for this immigrant mother

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the first things an Argentine emigre did after her son was born in Florida last year was get him a U.S. passport.

She saw the passport as tangible evidence that he’s an American. But now people like her are in a legal fight over President Donald Trump’s executive order that would deny U.S. citizenship to children born in the United States to people who are in the country illegally or temporarily.

“It’s funny because I actually booked him for his passport application appointment even before he was born...