The debate today depends on whether, in 1868, foreigners were considered 'subject to the jurisdiction' of the United States.
Few of President Donald Trump’s new executive orders have caused as much alarm as the one on birthright citizenship.   That ...
At a time when Indian were not eligible for a US citizenship, Bhicaji Balsara, a textile merchant from Bombay (now Mumbai), ...
Acquiring American citizenship was never an easy process. In the early 20th century, Bhikaji Balsara became the first Indian ...
More than 20 states have sued the Trump administration, saying it has disregarded over 125 years of legal precedent which has guaranteed that a person born in the U.S. is automatically a citizen.
Thirty immigrants from 18 countries are now U.S. citizens following a ceremony at the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka.
Birthright citizenship is a shield of protection to anyone born in this country, as close to a national self-definition as we ...