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  2. Birthright citizenship in the United States - Wikipedia

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    t. e. United States citizenship can be acquired by birthright in two situations: by virtue of the person's birth within United States territory or because at least one of their parents was a U.S. citizen at the time of the person's birth. Birthright citizenship contrasts with citizenship acquired in other ways, for example by naturalization.

  3. Citizenship of the United States - Wikipedia

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    There are two primary sources of citizenship: birthright citizenship, in which persons born within the territorial limits of the United States are presumed to be a citizen, or—providing certain other requirements are met—born abroad to a United States citizen parent, [6] [7] and naturalization, a process in which an eligible legal immigrant ...

  4. United States nationality law - Wikipedia

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    United States nationality law details the conditions in which a person holds United States nationality. In the United States, nationality is typically obtained through provisions in the U.S. Constitution, various laws, and international agreements. Citizenship is established as a right under the Constitution, not as a privilege, for those born ...

  5. Citizenship Clause - Wikipedia

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    Citizenship Clause. The Citizenship Clause is the first sentence of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which was adopted on July 9, 1868, which 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.

  6. Trump's call to end birthright citizenship would kick-start a ...

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    The order, Trump said, would also address so-called “birth tourism,” a situation in which Republicans claim people visit the U.S. toward the end of a pregnancy in order to ensure the child is ...

  7. Birthright - Wikipedia

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    Legal status of persons. Birthright is the concept of things being due to a person upon or by fact of their birth, or due to the order of their birth. These may include rights of citizenship based on the place where the person was born or the citizenship of their parents, and inheritance rights to property owned by parents or others.

  8. Marco Rubio hit with birther controversy over parents ... - AOL

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    Rubio's lawyers are in court this week fighting claims he's not eligible because his parents weren't U.S. citizens until four years after his birth. The lawsuit claims that means he is ineligible ...

  9. United States v. Wong Kim Ark - Wikipedia

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    United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898), was a landmark decision [4] of the U.S. Supreme Court which held that "a child born in the United States, of parents of Chinese descent, who, at the time of his birth, are subjects of the Emperor of China, but have a permanent domicile and residence in the United States, and are there carrying on business, and are not employed in any ...