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The Canadian passport now outranks the US passport — and many Americans may already have a claim to one

Canadian passport holders can now travel visa-free to more destinations than holders of only United States (US) passports. For decades, the US passport was seen as the world’s stro...

The World’s Best Countries Ranked: See Where the U.S. Landed

The latest rankings from U.S. News shake things up — the U.S. doesn’t even crack the top ten anymore. What’s going on here? Continue reading…

Which countries offer birthright citizenship? Here’s how the US compares.

The U.S. is one of about three dozen countries that provide for unrestricted citizenship at birth. The Supreme Court will consider President Donald Trump’s effort to reinterpret th...

Becoming a permanent resident in the US: List of top 10 countries that obtain maximum Green Cards

Ranked: The World’s Most Prosperous Countries

Why does the U.S. rank 38th in prosperity despite being the world’s richest economy? This graphic reveals the countries leading in quality of life, equality, and well-being.

U.S. leads interest by wide margin in getting Canadian citizenship by descent

OTTAWA — A new law expanding eligibility for Canadian citizenship led to an initial uptick in applications from a handful of countries including the United States, the United Kingd...

Global report ranks Canada above the U.S. in university research

Canada has ranked higher than the United States in university research, in a new global report on higher education. Plan your journey for Canadian permanent residence Of the top fi...

Supreme Court hears citizenship case in the US

Canada tumbles in ‘best country’ rankings, sits below the U.S.

According to the U.S. News Best Countries ranking, Canada ranked 19th overall on the list for 2025, while the United States ranked 18th.

The case for denaturalization

If the United States is serious about giving citizenship to worthy immigrants, we also need to be serious about revoking it from the unworthy.More than 800,000 immigrants became Am...

New Crackdown Could Strip “Hundreds” Of Americans Of U.S. Citizenship

Something has shifted quietly in the way the U.S. government treats its own citizens. Not immigrants waiting for green cards, not visa holders living on borrowed time – but people...

Americans set a record for Irish citizenship in 2025. Demand for Canadian citizenship could be next, and far greater

American demand for second citizenships is surging, and Canada is at the center of it. Last year, U.S. citizens’ applications for Irish citizenship based on ancestry jumped 63%, a...

"We the People of the United States..."

Mississippi, West Virginia, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Alabama are always at the bottom of the state rankings while Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Minnesota are always a...

Canada places among world’s best countries in updated rankings

Canada has placed 19th overall in the U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Countries rankings. The country’s strongest showing came in the Culture & Tourism scoring category,...

No US city cracks the top 40 in 2026 Happy City Index

Copenhagen ranked first among 251 cities in the Happy City Index 2026, scoring 6,954 points across 64 indicators covering citizens, governance, environment, economy, health, and mo...

Who has the hardest time immigrating to America?

Nationals from 10 African countries face the steepest barriers to entering the U.S. for business, study, tourism or residency, according to a new study by a Florida law firm specia...

Americans are dominating Canadian citizenship by descent applications, new data reveals

Americans are applying for Canadian citizenship in droves after a new law opened the door. U.S. citizens accounted for the largest share of citizenship by descent applications by c...

Philippines ranks 78th in Best Countries list

The Philippines ranked 78th out of 100 countries with an overall score of 46.2 out of possible 100 in the latest annual Best Countries rankings by US News & World Report. Movin...

Map: Here are the countries that allow for birthright citizenship

More than 30 countries allow for unrestricted birthright citizenship.

Poll Reveals Strong Support For Birthright Citizenship Amid Supreme Court Review

A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll showed most Americans want babies born in the U.S. to automatically receive citizenship as the Supreme Court moves toward a decision on President Donald...

Whatever the Ruling on Citizenship, ABA Is Likely the Loser

This Supreme Court case could decide the future of American citizenship

The Supreme Court recently heard more than two hours of argument in Trump v. Barbara, the case testing the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthrig...

I’m fighting Trump’s birthright citizenship order at the supreme court. Will we adhere to the best of our history? | Cod...

For 128 years, it’s been clear that if you are born in this country, you are a citizen. The court must not turn back the clockI am lead counsel in the challenge to Donald Trump’s b...

U.S. press freedom reaches new low, says global journalism organization

The U.S. hit a historic all-time low in press freedom, now ranking 64th globally, according to Reporters Without Borders' 2026 World Press Freedom Index.