The Supreme Court Gets Birthright Citizenship Right

The Fourteenth Amendment states that all persons born in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction are citizens. This provision, ratified in 1868, has been the basis for birthright citizenship in the United States. The Supreme Court has upheld this standard in multiple cases, including United States v. Wong Kim Ark in 1898, which affirmed citizenship for children born to non-citizen parents in the country.

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