Automatic citizenship for people born in the United States is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.

Trump also said the order will stop "birth tourism," a term sometimes used to refer to pregnant women who cross the border ...

The legislative history of the 14th Amendment is clear that it only grants birthright citizenship to the children of people ...

President-elect Donald Trump says he'll end birthright citizenship, after years of criticizing the constitutional right.

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Courts have continued to uphold the centuries-long assertion of birthright citizenship. Will the Trump administration change ...

Congress, unmoved by such xenophobic arguments, approved the 14th Amendment by lopsided majorities. Within six months, it was ...

As President-elect Donald J. Trump prepares to implement sweeping policy changes affecting American immigration and ...

Trump said he will end the longstanding practice of conferring citizenship on anyone born in the United States, even when the ...

Birthright citizenship was part of English common law and referred to as jus soli ("right of the soil"). The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed in 1866, less than a year after the ...

Trump told NBC News’s Kristen Welker in a recent interview that he’ll “absolutely” end birthright citizenship his first day ...

The legislative history of the 14th Amendment underscores the framers’ intent to limit birthright citizenship. Modeled on the ...