https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthright_citizenship_in_the_United_States
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/fact-sheet/birthright-citizenship-united-states/
Jul 9, 2026 · For over a century, anyone born on U.S. soil has automatically been conferred citizenship at birth regardless of their parents’ immigration or citizenship status.
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/birthright_citizenship_in_the_united_states_032025.pdf
Through the 1924 Indian Citizenship Act, Congress granted citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States.40 The new law meant that Native Americans were no longer required to shift allegiance from their tribe to the United States as the law no longer recognized that such dual allegiance was a conflict.41
https://worldhistoryjournal.com/2026/05/04/birthright-citizenship-united-states/
May 4, 2026 · This article delves into the history of birthright citizenship in the USA, examining its origins, legal foundations, transformative Supreme Court rulings, current debates, and how it compares to practices around the world.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/birthright-citizenship-under-us-constitution
Jul 29, 2025 · Section 1 of the 14th Amendment states, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/protecting-the-right-of-birthright-citizenship/
Jun 21, 2026 · Birthright citizenship is spelled out in the first line of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction...
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-365_4hdj.pdf
Under the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, “[a]ll persons born or natural-ized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
https://abcnews.com/Politics/faq-birthright-citizenship-ahead-supreme-courts-ruling/story?id=134215675
Jun 30, 2026 · What does the Constitution say about birthright citizenship? The 14th Amendment, which was ratified in 1868 to address the legal status of former slaves and their descendants, says plainly that all "persons born or naturalized in the U.S. and subject to the jurisdiction thereof" are citizens.
https://law.stanford.edu/2026/07/07/inside-the-supreme-courts-birthright-citizenship-decision/
Jul 7, 2026 · The Fourteenth Amendment begins with birthright citizenship because its framers wanted to overturn Dred Scott and establish that people born in the United States are citizens.
https://www.cfr.org/articles/what-birthright-citizenship-and-could-supreme-court-end-it
Jun 30, 2026 · Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, grants citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the...
