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  2. Definitions of whiteness in the United States - Wikipedia

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    It defines "white people" as "people having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa". [6] The Federal Bureau of Investigation uses the same definition. [7] The definition actually does vary and is also published as "a light skinned race", which avoids inclusion of any sort of nationality or ethnicity. [8]

  3. Naturalization Act of 1790 - Wikipedia

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    The Naturalization Act of 1790 (1 Stat. 103, enacted March 26, 1790) was a law of the United States Congress that set the first uniform rules for the granting of United States citizenship by naturalization.

  4. Citizenship of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Citizenship became less defined by participation in politics and more defined as a legal relation with accompanying rights and privileges. While the realm of civic participation in the public sphere has shrunk, [31] [32] [33] the citizenship franchise has been expanded to include not just propertied white adult men but black men [34] and adult ...

  5. Explainer-What is US birthright citizenship and can ... - AOL

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    The main birthright citizenship case is from 1898, when the Supreme Court ruled that the son of lawful immigrants from China was a U.S. citizen by virtue of his birth in 1873 in San Francisco.

  6. What the 14th Amendment says about birthright citizenship - AOL

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    Trump signed a flurry of executive actions Monday on his first day back in the White House, including ending birthright citizenship. Because the right is enshrined in the Constitution, any change ...

  7. Citizenship Clause - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Trump has vowed to end birthright citizenship. Can he do it?

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    Other countries, like the UK and Australia, allow for a modified version where citizenship is automatically granted if one parent is a citizen or permanent resident. From snowy cities to Mexican ...

  9. White Americans - Wikipedia

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    White Americans' educational attainment is the second-highest in the country, after Asian Americans'. Overall, nearly one-third of White Americans had a Bachelor's degree, with the educational attainment for Whites being higher for those born outside the United States: 38% of foreign born, and 30% of native born Whites had a college degree ...