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A history of birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court
Shortly after being sworn into office on Jan. 20 for a second term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship – the guarantee of citizenship to anyone born in 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 ...
Trump’s citizenship decree signals his willingness to flout the Constitution
Trump’s citizenship order is best understood as a symbolic stand against the “invasion” he perceives when people enter this ...
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 ...
Birthright citizenship and guns, RFK Jr., DEI and more: Letters
Letter writers tackle updating the 14th and 2nd amendments to the constitution, offer an argument in favor of RFK Jr. and ...
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The twin histories of birthright citizenship and slavery
At first glance, birthright citizenship and slavery may seem like separate issues, but their histories are deeply intertwined ...