Yá'át'ééh my relatives,

It’s a beautiful spring day here in D.C., and while the city is celebrating the peak bloom of the cherry blossoms, I’ve been spending my day listening to the oral arguments in the Supreme Court case Trump v. Barbara.

The national debate over birthright citizenship is back at the forefront, but the conversation I’m hearing on the news—whether from the Left or the Right—is fundamentally missing the point. I’ve just finished recording a new episode of my podcast to offer a perspective that doesn't fit into the two-party binary.

We cannot have a just conversation about who "belongs" on this land until we are willing to look at the foundations of our Nation itself. It’s time to stop re-carpeting a broken floor and start looking at our history with both honesty and integrity. I invite you to join me as we move beyond partisan screaming matches and toward a much-needed national intervention.

Walk in beauty,

Mark Charles


LINKS:
AP News: Here’s a look at birthright citizenship, and how the world sees it, as Supreme Court case looms
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-trump-immigration-83f337731f20247b7a300173da571c5f

The Hill: Gorsuch asks Sauer if Native Americans are birthright citizens
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5811785-gorsuch-asks-sauer-if-native-americans-are-birthright-citizens/

NBC News: Looking to limit birthright citizenship, Trump turns to an 1884 Supreme Court ruling against a Native American man
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/trump-birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-native-american-rcna263223

The Guardian: Ending birthright citizenship would change the meaning of America (Moira Donegan)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/02/birthright-citizenship-change-american-foundation

AP News: (AUDIO) Supreme Court hears arguments on birthright citizenship
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qntd3XZ3qQs

SCOTUS: Trump, President of U.S. v. Barbara (AUDIO and Transcript)
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/25-365

AP News: SCOTUS - Trump v. Barbara transcript (JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR)
https://www.youtube.com/live/qntd3XZ3qQs?si=wSNm5whRkk7-Zdew&t=511

AP News: SCOTUS - Trump v. Barbara transcript (Justice Barrett)
https://www.youtube.com/live/qntd3XZ3qQs?si=dGw7ZjkihPUNPwEb&t=7225

SCOTUS: Elk v. Wilkins (1884)
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/112/94/

SCOTUS: United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898)
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/169/649/

YouTube: TEDx - 'We the People' - the three most misunderstood words in US history
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOktqY5wY4A

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