This Supreme Court win for Trump would 'tear us even more apart': analyst

As the Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday over President Donald Trump's desire to end birthright citizenship, CNN's Inside Politics panel debated what a win for the administration would mean for the country.

The Constitution enshrines citizenship to children born in the United States, but Trump wants to put an end to that for children of immigrants who are living in the United States illegally.

Anchor Dana Bash said she was struck by the politics of the situation that would have to be decided by class action lawsuits filed on a state-by-state basis.

"If it's done, effectively, state by state, the divide, the political divide that we already see and feel in this country, would get even deeper," Bash said.

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Senior reporter Edward-Isaac Duvere agreed.

"We are polarized more than ever. We are pulling ourselves apart as a country in so many ways, this seems like it would it would lead to more of that. It would be like ...you could have someone born in New Mexico versus born in Texas, and is a citizen if born in New Mexico, but not in Texas," Duvere said, even though "citizen" would ultimately be of the United States, not any particular state.

"Exactly," Bash exclaimed.

"I think for people to start to internalize what this is talking about changes so much and tears us even more apart," Duvere said.

Before oral arguments on Thursday, Trump made a lengthy post on Truth Social, in an attempt to explain his position.

"Birthright Citizenship is about the babies of slaves," Trump wrote. "As conclusive proof, the Civil War ended in 1865, the Bill went to Congress less than a year later, in 1866, and was passed shortly after that. It had nothing to do with Illegal Immigration for people wanting to SCAM our Country, from all parts of the World, which they have done for many years. It had to do with Civil War results, and the babies of slaves who our politicians felt, correctly, needed protection. Please explain this to the Supreme Court of the United States. Again, remember, the Civil War ended in 1865, and the Bill goes to Congress in 1866 — We didn’t have people pouring into our Country from all over South America, and the rest of the World. It wasn’t even a subject. What we had were the BABIES OF SLAVES."

Watch the clip below via CNN.