More than 30 countries grant unrestricted birthright citizenship based on the ‘jus soli’ principle – and nearly all of them ...

Ending birthright citizenship won’t reduce border crossings or make America safer in any way. But it could greatly harm assimilation. Nowrasteh writes that birthright citizenship “means that ...

At first glance, birthright citizenship and slavery may seem like separate issues, but their histories are deeply intertwined ...

Birthright citizenship is a shield of protection to anyone born in this country, as close to a national self-definition as we ...

The debate today depends on whether, in 1868, foreigners were considered 'subject to the jurisdiction' of the United States.

The 14th Amendment overturned the 1857 decision that denied citizenship to Black people. Scholars say President Trump’s ...

President Trump risks overplaying his hand by seeking to end the longstanding principle that children born in the United ...

Some critics say much the same about unconditional birthright citizenship. About 20 percent of countries use it, most in North and South America. The United States and Canada inherited the law ...

UVA legal expert Amanda Frost explains the president’s executive order, the constitutional amendment he seeks to overturn and ...