Automatic right of American-born children to U.S. citizenship — which Donald Trump wants to end — ratified in 1868

The automatic right of people born on American soil to citizenship rests on the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868.

The amendment nullifed the 1857 Dred Scott ruling by the Supreme Court that denied citizenship to African-Americans.
It reads: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the state wherein they reside."
In an 1898 case, the court interpreted the amendment to give citizenship to the San Francisco-born son of Chinese nationals. The ruling established judicial precedent ensuring anyone born in the U.S., except for children of foreign diplomats, is a citizen. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/america-born-children-u-s-citizenship-1868-article-1.2334593

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