Birthright citizenship, the principle that most people physically born in the United States qualify as citizens, has been a subject of debate recently, with some legislators and Presidential candidates arguing that it should be ended or restricted. On Oct. 28, 2015, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) published a report on the subject.<\/p>\n
The report, by Legislative Attorney Alexandra M. Wyatt, presents an overview of the legal debate on birthright citizenship and the issue of children born in the U.S. to alien parents. The report examines the historical development of birthright citizenship, early and modern litigation on the issue and the parameters of the modern legal debate.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Constitution provides for birthright citizenship in the Fourteenth Amendment, which states that \u201c[a]ll persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.\u201d This is usually interpreted to (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Birthright citizenship, the principle that most people physically born in the United States qualify as citizens, has been a subject of debate recently, with some legislators and Presidential candidates arguing that it should be ended or restricted. On Oct. 28,…<\/span><\/p>\n