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Birthright Citizenship
November 20, 2024
Matt Ford
Trump Is Gunning for Birthright Citizenship—and Testing the High Court
The president-elect has targeted the Fourteenth Amendment’s citizenship protections for deletion. The Supreme Court might grant his wish.
July 7, 2023
Prem Thakker
Vivek Ramaswamy Calls to Take Away Young People’s Right to Vote
The Republican presidential candidate made the suggestion while saying he wants to outright ban birthright citizenship.
March 23, 2020
Magazine
Saul Elbein
The Un-American
Hoda Muthana left the U.S. to join ISIS. Now she wants to return home to stand trial, but the Trump administration won’t let her. She is a test case for the future of birthright citizenship.
October 31, 2018
Matt Ford
Trump has a shoddy grasp of the Constitution.
August 21, 2015
Brian Beutler
The GOP's Crazy Birthright Citizenship Debate Could Have Real Consequences
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