Even as the Supreme Court hears the Trump administration’s oral argument to end birthright citizenship on Wednesday, our president will shamelessly continue offering anybody with $1 million or more a shortcut to becoming an American.

In February 2025, one month after issuing his “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship” executive order, which sought to end birthright citizenship in the United States, President Donald Trump announced that he was creating a new immigration category, focused on high-net-worth foreign investors.

The Trump Gold Card program, in fact, reduced the meaning of American citizenship to something that can be bought only by the wealthy and set its value at seven figures.

Applicants must first deposit a $15,000 processing fee with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the same department that rounds up immigrants of more modest means by the hundreds of thousands.

As set forth on the official U.S. government website, TrumpCard.gov, those with enough dough can expect that “visa adjudication will take place on an expedited basis.”

The website adds, “A $1 million gift upon completion of the individual’s vetting is evidence that the individual will substantially benefit the United States.”

For that sum, a vetted applicant receives a visa in the form of a Trump Gold Card bearing the president’s likeness.

The Statue of Liberty’s torch, upraised to welcome the huddled masses yearning to breathe free, was replaced by an outstretched hand expecting a pile of cash before motioning in a new arrival.

“Receive U.S. residency in record time with the Trump Gold Card,” the website promises.

At the same time, Trump was seeking to deny automatic citizenship, which the Constitution currently bestows on all newborns who take their first........

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