Article: The Real Origins of Birthright Citizenship

United States v. Wong Kim Ark

Article: The Real Origins of Birthright Citizenship

10/31/2018

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The Atlantic features a 2018 article by John Hopkins University History Professor Martha Jones that gives an account of the history of birthright citizenship in the United States. Jones provides an account of the original purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment, its application in the 1898 U.S. v. Kim Wong Ark case and the changes proposed under Donald Trump's presidency.

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