https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/03/31/about-9-of-us-births-in-2023-were-to-unauthorized-or-temporary-legal-immigrant-mothers/

About 9% of U.S. births in 2023 were to unauthorized or temporary legal immigrant mothers
By Jeffrey S. Passel and Dalia Fahmy

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering the legality of an executive order from President Donald Trump that would restrict birthright citizenship.

The order would deny U.S. citizenship to children born in the United States to mothers who are unauthorized immigrants or have legal temporary status at the time of the child’s birth if the father is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident.

Birthright citizenship derives from the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment and grants citizenship to anyone born in the country. Legal experts have long interpreted the provision to apply to children born in the U.S. regardless of the immigration status of their parents.

It’s difficult to say how many people this order would affect if the Supreme Court upholds it. It would not apply retroactively, so children already born would not lose their U.S. citizenship.

This analysis answers some questions about babies born to unauthorized immigrants or immigrants with legal temporary status. Our analysis is based mainly on data derived from U.S. Census Bureau surveys. The data primarily links babies born in the U.S. to their mothers, but there is also some information available about the mother’s spouse or partner, who we assume to be the father. The latest available data about births to unauthorized immigrant mothers is for 2023.

We’ll cover the following:

• How many babies are born each year to unauthorized immigrant or legal temporary immigrant mothers?
• How has the number of births to unauthorized immigrant mothers changed in recent decades?
• How many people in the U.S. today were born to unauthorized immigrant mothers?
• What do we know about births to mothers who are legal temporary immigrants?

How many babies are born each year to unauthorized immigrant or legal temporary immigrant mothers?

• About 245,000 babies born to mothers who were unauthorized immigrants and fathers who were not citizens or lawful permanent residents
• About 15,000 babies born to mothers who had legal temporary status and fathers who were not citizens or lawful permanent residents

How has the number of births to unauthorized immigrant mothers changed in recent decades?

Generally, the trends in births to unauthorized immigrants follow the growth and decline of the unauthorized immigrant population. The number of unauthorized immigrants more than tripled from 1990 to 2007. The number of births also more than tripled, from 120,000 in 1990 to a peak of about 380,000 in 2006.

In 1990, births to unauthorized immigrant mothers were about 3% of the 4.1 million births in the U.S. that year. In 2006, these births were about 9% of the total.

Between 2006 and 2019, the annual number of births to unauthorized immigrant mothers dropped by more than 40%, to 215,000.

Several factors contributed to this decrease. The unauthorized immigrant population was declining slowly. With fewer new arrivals (who tend to be younger and more likely to have children), the composition of the unauthorized immigrant population shifted toward those who had been in the country longer, were slightly older and had already had their children. Finally, U.S. fertility rates overall and for unauthorized immigrants fell during this period.

Then, from 2019 to 2023, the annual number of births to unauthorized immigrants grew markedly to 300,000, tracking with a rapid increase in unauthorized immigrants.

How many people in the U.S. today were born to unauthorized immigrant mothers?

Between 2006 and 2023, there were about 5.1 million births to unauthorized immigrant mothers. Almost 4.4 million of these children did not have a father who was a legal immigrant or U.S. citizen, so they would not have been U.S. citizens at birth if Trump’s proposed policy had been in effect. (The 2006-2023 time span allows us to look specifically at children under 18 in 2023.)

Not all of these children are still in the U.S. Many have left the country, and some may have died. In addition, some of those who stayed may have seen a parent’s legal status change. But we can assess the impact of potential changes in birthright citizenship by looking at how many people born in the U.S. have unauthorized immigrant parents in current data.

In 2023, an estimated 4.6 million children had been born in the U.S. and were living with at least one unauthorized immigrant parent. Another 1.4 million adults born in the U.S. lived with at least one unauthorized immigrant parent, bringing the total to more than 6 million. (The number of adults born in the U.S. who have unauthorized immigrant parents is likely much higher, but our data only captures adults still living with their parents.)

Most of these people – 3 million children and 1 million adults – do not have a father with legal residence status. They are U.S. citizens by birth, but if Trump’s executive order had been in place, they would have added to the estimated 14 million unauthorized immigrants in 2023.

What do we know about births to mothers who are legal temporary immigrants?

Births to mothers with legal temporary status have hovered between 15,000 and 30,000 per year since the late 1990s, and numbered 20,000 in 2023. These mothers include foreign students, guest workers and their dependents, and mothers with a variety of other statuses.

Because the mothers’ status is temporary, most of these children do not tend to stay in the U.S. If they did stay and were not citizens at birth under the executive order, their legal status would likely change with their mother’s.

Some mothers get temporary visas specifically to secure U.S. citizenship for their newborns. These mothers are sometimes called “birth tourists.” Such births would be part of about 9,000 births in 2023 to mothers who were residents of foreign countries, according to official birth registration data from National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). These births are not counted as part of the 20,000 births to mothers with legal temporary status in 2023.

https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2026/04/16/nursing-bill-passes-michigan-senate/

Nursing bill passes Michigan Senate
Senator Ed McBroom is leading the effort.
By Daniel Howell - April 16, 2026

LANSING, Mich. (WLUC) - Two bills just passed in the Michigan Senate which would ban mandatory overtime for nurses, an effort currently led by Senator Ed McBroom.

“These bills really seek to help out our healthcare situation by making sure that our nurses are not being forced to work an unsafe amount of hours,” McBroom said. “And that hospitals aren’t using overtime as a method to keep a reduced amount of staff.”

The Michigan Nurses Association and political leaders advocated for the bills in Lansing Wednesday.

McBroom sees the bill as a protective measure for the nursing industry.

“What we are finding is that folks are leaving the profession because they can’t get, you know, a lifestyle either,” McBroom said. “They aren’t able to predict when they are going to be home with their families when they can take personal time and appointments.”

The Michigan Chamber of Commerce and others who oppose the bill have argued staffing decisions should be handled collaboratively at the hospital level rather than through broad government mandates.

They warn the legislation could worsen shortages and force hospitals to reduce services or close beds. Instead, they support flexible, locally driven solutions.

Meanwhile, MNA President Aaron McCormick says the legislation is ultimately about ensuring patient safety.

“We want our nurses to be well taken care of- well rested just so they can not make mistakes,” McCormick said. “Because many of these things that nurses do can be life or death with just one error--and we want to prevent that. And patient safety and nursing safety is all the same. Nursing conditions are patient care conditions.”

With the bill passing the Senate, they now advance to the house.

• MDHHS and Medicaid PBM 
• Good Samaritan status for bleeding control

Wednesday, April 22, 2026     9:00 AM

AGENDA

HB 5303 (Rep. Farhat)
Human services: medical services; Medicaid managed care contract with pharmacy benefit manager; modify.

SB 413 (Sen. Wojno)
Health occupations: psychologists; requirements for practice by limited licensed psychologist; modify.

SB 590 (Sen. Outman)
Torts: liability; immunity for individuals rendering emergency services who apply bleeding control; provide for.

SB 591 (Sen. Chang)
Recreation: other; act regarding medical emergencies in health clubs; revise cross-reference to the Good Samaritan Act.

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However, successful programs begin in the community, with locally-specific resources, nuanced to suit the area's specific problems.

The 40-minute film, Beyond Homeless documents one effective, heart-warming solution.

Tuesday, April 21, 2026     2:30 p.m.

AGENDA

Presentation regarding The State of Homelessness in Michigan

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/trump-announces-new-leadership-cdc-nominates-erica-schwartz-director-2026-04-16/

Trump nominates former deputy surgeon general as CDC director
By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Julie Steenhuysen - April 16, 2026

Summary

• Position has been open since Susan Monarez was fired last year
• Schwartz has been praised by former public health officials
• Nominated healthcare executive Sean Slovenski as deputy director

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. ​President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would nominate Erica Schwartz, who had served as deputy surgeon general during the ‌COVID-19 pandemic, to become director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention following multiple leadership shakeups at the health agency.

Schwartz, who served during Trump's first term, was involved in the federal COVID response, helping to coordinate national preparedness and public health efforts.

The nomination represents a far more traditional pick for the ​embattled health agency, as the White House seeks to focus on more popular issues such as lowering drug prices and ​food safety, rather than Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s controversial vaccine policies with Republicans bracing for a ⁠difficult November midterm election. At a pair of congressional hearings on Thursday, Kennedy largely avoided questions about vaccines.

Trump, in a post on Truth ​Social, also said he was naming healthcare executive Sean Slovenski as CDC deputy director and chief operating officer, Texas Health Commissioner Jen Shuford ​as CDC deputy director and chief medical officer and FDA official Sara Brenner as senior counselor for public health to Kennedy.

The nominations come after a Massachusetts judge blocked key parts of Kennedy's effort to reshape U.S. vaccine policy, including a move to reduce the number of shots routinely recommended for children, and his overhaul of ​a CDC advisory committee on inoculations.

If approved, Schwartz would lead the Atlanta-based agency, which tracks and responds to domestic and foreign threats ​to public health. The CDC director traditionally has the final say on U.S. vaccine policy.

She would report to Kennedy, who has long questioned the safety of vaccines, ‌contrary ⁠to established science.

Trump fired CDC Director Susan Monarez last August over her objections to vaccine policy changes planned by Kennedy. Her position was filled by two acting directors: Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill, who was succeeded in February by Jay Bhattacharya, the director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

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Schwartz, who does not have a widely publicized position on vaccines, has been praised by former public health ​officials who have been critical ​of Kennedy's vaccine policies.

Demetre Daskalakis, ⁠former CDC director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases who resigned after Monarez's firing, said Schwartz showed "good leadership" during the COVID response and has a "proven track record... notably with pandemic preparedness."

Polls have ​shown most voters disapprove of Kennedy's moves to overhaul the childhood vaccination schedule.

The White House has ​pushed for more ⁠traditional candidates for top agency roles after Kennedy handpicked a slate of controversial political appointees who have undermined trust in vaccines, according to sources familiar with the discussions.

Close Kennedy ally and vaccine injury lawyer Aaron Siri was critical of the nomination.

"Her long track record of directly issuing rights-crushing civilian ⁠and military ​vaccine mandates, including mandating injection of smallpox, anthrax, and flu vaccines into U.S. ​Forces, and disciplining those that refused, reflects she lacks the basic ethics and morals to lead the CDC," Siri said. "This agency does not need another cheerleader for industry."

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/vance-led-anti-fraud-panel-shutters-447-hospices-la-report

Vance-led anti-fraud panel shutters 447 hospices in LA: Report
President Donald Trump officially named Vance his "fraud czar" earlier this month, following a series of raids in LA that saw federal authorities target many hospices in the area.
By Ben Whedon - April 15, 2026

Vice President JD Vance's anti-fraud task force has shut down nearly 500 hospices and home health agencies in Los Angeles alone, Fox News reported.

The figure includes 447 hospices and 23 home health agencies. Collectively, the facilities accounted for roughly $600 million in public funds fraud.

President Donald Trump officially named Vance his "fraud czar" earlier this month, following a series of raids in LA that saw federal authorities target many hospices in the area.

“Where there is fraud, the task force will find it,” a Vance spokesperson told the outlet. “We will not stop until every hard-earned taxpayer dollar goes toward the honest Americans who deserve them.”

That string of operations followed Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Director Dr. Mehmet Oz in January posting videos highlighting the fraudulent hospice problem, linking the issue to the Armenian mafia in the area.

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2026/04/interim-tag-removed-from-university-of-michigan-president-after-syverud-steps-away.html

Interim tag removed from University of Michigan president after Syverud steps away
By William Diep | April 16, 2026

ANN ARBOR, MI — Domenico Grasso has taken the reins as the 16th president of the University of Michigan as former President-Elect Kent Syverud stepped down before taking office.

Grasso’s full-time appointment, effective May 8, follows his interim role that began last May, according to an April 14 contract amendment.

Former Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud will no longer be the next UM president, according to a Wednesday, April 15, university-wide announcement.

Syverud shared he has been diagnosed with a form of brain cancer and initially sought care at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, New York. He later traveled to UM to seek additional care, according to his Syracuse University announcement.

The UM Regents shared Wednesday that they plan to restart a search process as soon as possible for the 17th president of the Ann Arbor university.

Read more: Kent Syverud no longer next University of Michigan president, diagnosed with brain cancer

Grasso, former chancellor of the Dearborn campus, was first named interim president last May, when former President Santa Ono stepped down in an attempt to become president of the University of Florida.

Terms of Grasso’s previous contract from last July will remain in effect until his presidency ends and the Board of Regents selects a new leader.

Ann Arbor university officials previously announced that Grasso was set to finish his term May 8 and Syverud would begin May 11.

Anyone else get the impression that U of M is a snake pit to manage?

Thursday, April 16, 2026     11:15 AM

AGENDA

HB 5607: FY 2026-27 Medicaid and Behavioral Health

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This will echo the internecine warfare which has plagued Wayne State University. That factional warfare began in the WSU Board of Governors during 2019 and eventually enveloped their School of Medicine.  Everything is about power in the Michigan Democrat Party, never about actual medicine or education.  Michigan Medicine could easily collapse under the deft touch of the MDP::

https://michiganadvance.com/2026/04/15/democratic-u-m-regents-race-ablaze-with-infighting-between-jordan-acker-challenger-amir-makled/

Democratic U-M regents race ablaze with infighting between Jordan Acker, challenger Amir Makled
By Andrew Roth - April 15, 2026

Ongoing tensions within the Michigan Democratic Party involving two candidates for a position with the University of Michigan Board of Regents boiled over this week.

The drama pitted an incumbent, Jordan Acker, against a challenger, Amir Makeld, in a war of words, attack ads that landed in party members’ mailboxes and text messages, and the excavation of old controversial social media posts — some dealing with Israel’s war in Gaza.

Party members will meet in Detroit on Sunday to endorse candidates for secretary of state, attorney general, Michigan Supreme Court and university boards – the latter of which has quickly become unusually contentious.

Acker and fellow Regent Paul Brown face a challenge from Makled, a Dearborn civil rights attorney who represented pro-Palestinian students who faced charges by Attorney General Dana Nessel that were eventually dropped.

It was reported last week that Makled deleted a series of reposts on his X account that praised fallen leaders of the Iranian regime and a key leader in the Lebanese Hezbollah militia group, which has been labeled a terrorist organization in the United States.

That led to sniping at back Acker from unknown parties, who over the weekend sent an anonymous text message calling Acker “Israel’s choice for U of M Regent” and mischaracterizing a meeting Acker held with Israeli President Isaac Hertzog.

The text is written as if it is an appeal in support of Acker, but it appeared to be trying to generate backlash against Acker, who is Jewish, and has previously been targeted by vandals damaging his home, office and vehicle.

“We need a candidate who is going to put Israel first, and that’s the type of candidate Jordan Acker is,” the text said. “If protecting Israel is your number one priority, vote for Jordan Acker, he’s the shield we need.”

Acker said in a statement that the message was a “dishonest attempt by the opposition to mislead delegates and damage my campaign.”

The Michigan Democratic Party indicated that it was looking into the text messages. Curtis Hertel, the party’s chair, said in an email to members that the text violates campaign finance law and “MDP standards of decency, transparency and the trust placed in the MDP when we share member information.”

A flyer sent over the weekend by Michigan Deserves Better, a nonprofit that doesn’t have to report its donors, says Makled “isn’t right to lead” and claims his law firm “defended a child pornography ring.”

Rina Mohammad, a co-founder of The People’s Coalition, said the flyer relies on “clear anti-Muslim and anti-Arab tropes.”

Mohammad wrote in a statement signed by more than 30 advocacy groups that the attack ads create a “false and harmful binary — pitting Jewish, and Arab and Muslim communities against one another. We reject this outright, and will not be fooled by this false narrative.”

Hertel said the party is investigating both the anonymous text message and “dark money” mailer and “will do everything in our power to uncover those behind these actions.”

“This misuse of the MDP membership will not be tolerated,” he said. “Further, text messages and mail sent to members using the membership list that lacks transparency, conceals the identity of the sender, or is perceived as misleading is unacceptable and undermines our shared values and our collective work as Michigan Democrats.”

He said the MDP’s membership list is only shared with Democratic statewide candidates and partners.

But Mohammad said in the letter that the MDP speaking out after the text targeting Acker is a double standard because party leaders didn’t speak out about a March 19 opinion piece published in the Jewish News Syndicate titled “A ‘Mamdani effect’ is brewing in Michigan” that accuses the coalition of “backing Islamo-Socialist candidates statewide,” and says the group’s “contempt for Jews is brazen.”

Makled told The Michigan Daily he entered the race after being detained by federal agents while providing pro-bono legal representation to the pro-Palestinian student activists. The article in the Jewish News Syndicate claims Makled was detained at an airport for “alleged terrorist ties.”

Service Employees International Union rescinded its endorsement of Makled Wednesday, citing “new information that was not available at the time our endorsement was made.”

The University of Michigan’s graduate student union urged Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to rescind her endorsement of Acker the same day, saying he “failed to stand up to the Trump administration,” “is antagonistic to labor unions whose positions he disagrees with and uses his public platform to denigrate students and workers,” and “undermined academic freedom and freedom of speech on campus.”

Mohammad wrote in The People’s Coalition’s letter that “anti-Muslin, anti-Arab, anti-Palestinian hate, and antisemitism are each just as real, harmful, and dangerous.”

“When one type of hate is condemned immediately and others are repeatedly ignored, it sends a damaging message that some communities are valued more than others – that some are protected, while others are treated as second-tier and expected to endure harm in silence,” Mohammad wrote.

The MDP says it will conduct a fair process for all candidates. The party is planning for more than 6,000 members to attend.