The 14th Amendment has long been understood to grant American citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil.

Birthright citizenship is a moral commitment to the idea that the American Dream is not defined by bloodlines or borders, but ...

This amendment’s language was derived from the 1866 Civil Rights Act, which provided that “ [a]ll persons born in the United States, and not subject to any foreign power” would be considered ...

In 1898, 30 years after the 14th Amendment was adopted, the Supreme Court reached a defining decision in a case known as the United States v. Wong Kim Ark. Lee explains that Wong Kim Ark was the ...

In 1898, 30 years after the 14th Amendment was adopted, the Supreme Court reached a defining decision in a case known as the United States v. Wong Kim Ark. Lee explains that Wong Kim Ark was the ...

However, the history behind the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment doesn’t seem to be making its way into the public dialogue, and instead there is a movement underway to reshape the ...

There are two Supreme Court cases that have dealt with this specific phrase of the 14th Amendment. In an 1898 case, United States v. Wong Kim Ark, a man born in San Francisco to Chinese parents ...

What’s the citizenship status of the children of illegal aliens? That question has spurred quite a debate over the 14th Amendment lately, with the news that several states—including ...

In 1898, 30 years after the 14th Amendment was adopted, the Supreme Court reached a defining decision in a case known as the United States v. Wong Kim Ark. Lee explains that Wong Kim Ark was the ...

In 1898, 30 years after the 14th Amendment was adopted, the Supreme Court reached a defining decision in a case known as the United States v. Wong Kim Ark. Lee explains that Wong Kim Ark was the ...