Trump Says China Emerged As The Real Winner In Birthright Ruling

PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB): Trump congratulated China on its “massive … win” after the Supreme Court shot down his executive order attempting to restrict birthright citizenship in the U.S.

The Court said the Constitution guarantees automatic citizenship to nearly everyone born on U.S. soil, including children of undocumented immigrants and temporary visitors.

During oral arguments, Trump’s team pointed to China’s “birth tourism,” where Chinese women come to the U.S. specifically to give birth. Those children enjoy automatic citizenship.

An entire industry has emerged to facilitate these births, charging tens of thousands of dollars to help foreign women get travel visas, house them while they’re here, and even apply for government assistance programs to help offset medical costs.

Birth tourism isn’t limited to China, though it’s a huge player. These women usually return home with their new children, who are raised far from U.S. shores. Justices Thomas and Alito, who dissented from the ruling, cited the problem of tourism in their opinions.

Alito added that the practice creates a national security issue by allowing people from enemy nations to obtain U.S. citizenship, go back home, and be raised as enemies of the U.S.

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – Here’s the latest defense news from conservative national security expert PAUL CRESPO.

THE PDB – Not the President’s Daily Briefing, but almost as good – PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF:    

NATIONAL SECURITY

As relationship between U.S. and Canada continues to degrade, it comes at expense of two countries’ defense industrial alliance.

In U.S. the ties between industry and defense go back to country’s founding. Starting with George Washington creating Springfield Armory, country has fused war and business like never before.

DEFENSE POLITICS

Bipartisan bill in Senate would allow troops to file claims against War Department for incidents of sexual assault or harassment that happen while serving on active duty.

Billionaire venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, one-time Democrat supporter who switched to Donald Trump, got spot with several other prominent GOP politicians and former officials on top Pentagon advisory board.

US POWER OVERSEAS

As Army contends with shortage of ships to carry troops and supplies in Pacific, it’s pressing contract vessels into service while looking to future with up to 100 heavy-duty autonomous drone watercraft to do big part of that job.

U.S., NATO sailors train to counter swarm surface drone threats. Northerly waters recently served to show sailors how to spot and destroy deadly surface drones.

CHINA THREAT

China’s Latest Pressure Tactics Are Tightening the Screws on Japan. Beijing’s moves have included flying bombers near Japan, detaining businesspeople and restricting exports of rare earths.

IRAN WAR/DEAL

U.S. and Iran pause strikes but disagree over next steps on talks. The U.S. and Iran separately announced they will send delegations to Qatar. However, Tehran insisted it has not agreed to meet with the U.S. “at any level,” following attacks across the Persian Gulf that challenged negotiations to end the war.

How ships are risking ‘safe’ passage through the Strait of Hormuz. A plan to divert shipping through an alternative corridor off the Omani coast to avoid the threat of mines in the Strait of Hormuz has come under scrutiny after two attacks on ships in recent days.

Hmm? Iran didn’t win the war. Much of Washington has greeted the Iran cease-fire deal with scorn. After more than three months of war, the U.S. and Israel failed to achieve many of their objectives, which included overthrowing the regime in Tehran and ending a potential Iranian nuclear threat.

RUSSIA THREAT/UKRAINE WAR

One of Russia’s commercially flagged vessels in Baltic has appeared armed with heavy machine guns. These weapons are likely intended to provide close-in protection against naval drone attacks, but they also represent evidence of the increasing measures taken by Moscow to ensure military bases in its strategically important Kaliningrad exclave continue to be supported.

EUROPEAN DEFENSE

U.K.’s likely next Labour PM unveils power shift plan. Andy Burnham, hoping to replace far-left Keir Starmer who just resigned, has promised “biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen” in first major policy speech since launching his bid for prime minister.

U.K. will seek to transform aging military into force fit for modern warfare by investing in drones and AI alongside more traditional arms such as fighters and nukes.

Poland awards $4.8 billion to Saab in submarine deal for three A26-type submarines for its Navy.

Netherlands will ramp up investment in uncrewed military systems such as drones, saying it wants more than half of military’s “operational effects” to involve such technology within five years.

Israel sells Spyder air defense systems to Romania for $2.3 billion.

European heatwave’s unlikely accomplice: an ocean ‘cold blob,’ a warning that a slowdown in vital ocean current could create more extreme hot and cold temperatures.

SPACE THREATS

Sounding like plot from Hollywood sci-fi movie, NASA has given specialist aerospace company nine months to build and launch satellite to rescue its Swift Observatory before it crashes back to Earth.

Space Force formally accepted new Meadowlands satellite jammer for operational use, an upgrade to its current electronic warfare portfolio.

Quantum computing is advancing fast and about to become a national security problem in orbit. Nations are racing to field first machines powerful enough to break modern encryption.

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

One Australian Army brigade based in northern Queensland bulks up with armor, its fuel and ammo needs spike, as the heavy armored formation absorbs whole new fleets of vehicles.

Yen Hits Four-Decade Low in Historic Slide That’s Rattled Japan.

US MILITARY

New AI ‘agent network’ could gather intel faster for strike packages. Pentagon initiative could shrink timelines for air and space commanders to gather and sort through intelligence necessary to conduct operations.

Is GPS reliance making troops less observant? Commanders often warn troops that overreliance on GPS technology could spell disaster when signals are jammed or networks go down. But handing navigation to a computer is also likely diminishing their powers of observation and decision-making.

Military races to vaccinate new recruits before flu shots expire. This, amid growing outbreak in Texas and after a two months halt on mandatory shots.

As Marine Corps continues pursuit of ground-based air defenses against hostile drones and low-flying aircraft, it’s getting first-of-its-kind $20 million production contract for fully autonomous ground vehicles to transport air defense systems deeper into the fight.

Air Force will soon issue new guidance on use of AI and will implement sweeping modernization of Basic Military Training by 2027.

Air Force accelerates sending B-21s to Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., with first Raider bomber slightly ahead of schedule but still arriving in 2027. That plane is already flying test missions.

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