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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...

Arellano: Birthright citizenship secured my family's American dream. No wonder Trump hates it

I'm the beneficiary of birthright citizenship three times over.

Exploring the history of birthright citizenship

Allen Guelzo examines the history behind one of today’s hottest political debates. What makes someone a citizen? We might say, a little hopefully, that a citizen is someone who obe...

Allegiance, Birthright, and Citizenship

When the Supreme Court, on April 1, heard arguments about birthright citizenship in Trump v. Barbara, the justices focused on jurisdiction. The Fourteenth Amendment provides: “All...

Birthright Citizenship and the Making of Citizens

Trump's efforts to abolish birthright citizenship raise larger questions about blood, soil, and how we become Americans

What Is Birthright Citizenship? A Closer Look at the 14th Amendment

The 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship, but a new Supreme Court case could test its limits. Here’s what to know.

Map: Here are the countries that allow for birthright citizenship

More than 30 countries allow for unrestricted birthright citizenship.

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...

Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Birthright Citizenship

It’s tough to glean much from Supreme Court arguments, especially when the subject is as seemingly simple yet theoretically arcane as birthright citizenship. What is clear, however...

This Word in 14th Amendment Bans Birthright Citizenship

The 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause contains a word that definitively excludes birth tourists: 'reside.'

‘Hits close to home’: US Supreme Court hears birthright citizenship case

Case could determine future of century-old practice of infants being born in US automatically being granted citizenship.

US Supreme Court hears challenge to Trump birthright citizenship order

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in Barbara v. Trump, a case that could potentially redefine the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause. The c...

Supreme Court Must Uphold Birthright Citizenship

Birthright citizenship and the framers’ intent

Ramesh Ponnuru writes for National Review Online about a key issue the US Supreme Court will address in the weeks ahead. The outcome of the court’s deliberations could have a signi...

To the editor: Birthright citizenship ruling remains law of land

ON JAN. 20, 2025, the first day of President Trump’s current term of office, he signed an executive order, No. 14160. Executive Order 14160 purported to end birthright citizenship...

Birthright citizenship debate highlights Asian history

It came as no surprise that the discussion of birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court this week focused on the landmark 1898 precedent set by Wong Kim Ark, which ruled that a c...

Birthright citizenship debate highlights Asian history

It came as no surprise that the discussion of birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court this week focused on the landmark 1898 precedent set by Wong Kim Ark, which ruled that a c...

Birthright citizenship debate highlights Asian history

It came as no surprise that the discussion of birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court this week focused on the landmark 1898 precedent set by Wong Kim Ark, which ruled that a c...

"Born in the U.S.A.": Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Trump's Birthright Citizenship Ban

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday about President Donald Trump’s attempt to abolish birthright citizenship, which is enshrined in the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Cons...

Birthright Citizenship Hits the Supreme Court

Listen to Supreme Court Debate Birthright Citizenship

The nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are debating whether the U.S. Constitution grants citizenship to every child born in the United States — or whether it exempts the child...

Even those who support Trump’s immigration agenda are wary of his birthright citizenship order

Birthright citizenship has been extended to all people born in the country since 1898

What is birthright citizenship, and can Trump end the right in the U.S.?

President Trump is seeking to end birthright citizenship, after years of criticizing the constitutional right.

Letter: Constitution vs. Trump on birthright citizenship

In 1884, an all-white Supreme Court proclaimed that Native Americans, by virtue of their birth, couldn’t be considered American citizens. This is the excuse behind Donald Trump’s a...