Birthright Citizenship
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RE: IMMIGRATION AND BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP
The U.S. Constitution provides “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States ….”[1] In his effort to deport as many immigrants as he possibly can, President Trump has contended that the words “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” exclude from citizenship children born Continue reading
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Re: Birthright Citizenship
President Trump has raised the question of whether children born in the United States to undocumented “alien” parents should automatically be regarded as citizens of the United States. See Executive Order No. 14160, 90 Fed.Reg. 18 (January 20, 2025). Until the issuance of that Order, the federal government has followed the doctrine of “Birthright Citizenship” Continue reading
CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATIONS 