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Title
Birthright Citizenship Benefits the Country
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-16-2010
Abstract
One method of acquiring U.S. citizenship is to be born here. The very first sentence of the 14th Amendment provides that one born in the United States "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof" is an American citizen.
Recommended Citation
Rotunda, Ronald D., Birthright Citizenship Benefits the Country, Chicago Tribune, Sept. 16, 2010, at p. 21,
Copyright
Chicago Tribune
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