Birthright Citizenship and Children Born in the United States to Alien Parents : An Overview of the Legal Debate.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Powers and duties.

United States.

United States. Congress.

Noncitizens.

Citizenship.

Judge-made law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (25 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015.

System Details:

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text file

PDF

Summary:

Provides brief historical review of U.S. birthright citizenship from the time of the founding through the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of 1868. Describes primary Supreme Court decisions analyzing scope of the Citizenship Clause, as well as subsequent decisions generally reflecting the conventional understanding of birthright citizenship. Presents overview of main legal arguments for and against reassessing scope of the Citizenship Clause. Discusses primary legal considerations that would determine whether any Congressional action to restrict birthright citizenship of U.S.-born children of alien parents without constitutional amendment could be upheld.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Birthright Citizenship and Children Born in the United States to Alien Parents

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