Boston judge grills Justice Department on Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship for children of immigrants
The Justice Department argued that the 14th amendment has been misinterpreted by the Supreme Court and doesn’t grant ...
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How National Citizenship Built the Modern State
In the United States, as in Europe, the advent of national citizenship has mirrored and fueled the growth and centralization ...
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A history of birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court
This article was updated on Feb. 6 at 2:04 p.m. Shortly after being sworn into office on Jan. 20 for a second term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship – the ...
Is Ron Johnson right that U.S. is one of 'very few' nations with birthright citizenship?
Johnson previously said at a Senate hearing that the U.S. is in the "minority" of countries that grant birthright citizenship ...
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Birthright citizenship: Why the ‘right of soil’ is so big in the Americas
More than 30 countries grant unrestricted birthright citizenship based on the ‘jus soli’ principle – and nearly all of them ...
'Intentionally beyond the President's authority': Trump seeks 'unchecked power to determine citizenship by executive fiat' with birthright executive order, states say
Several states challenging Trump's birthright citizenship order argued the administration's position is legally 'meritless' ...