The first restrictions on immigration were not enacted until 1822, with the Chinese Exclusion Act, and broadened to include Southern and Eastern Europeans in 1917 and 1924.
What about those who have dual citizenship it would seem with these sorts of arguments the same could apply. It’s also not lost in context how even some with citizenship are doing or could be doing things against our country. Did we ever get those Helsinki notes by the way
The first restrictions on immigration were not enacted until 1822, with the Chinese Exclusion Act, and broadened to include Southern and Eastern Europeans in 1917 and 1924.
Date should be 1882, not 1822.
Even before Wong Kim Ark and the 14th amendment, birthright citizenship was litigated on the state level, and was determined to be carried into the republic from English common law: https://crossingpointspolicy.substack.com/p/the-heiress-of-congress-spring?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=th8gw
Linda Chavez, that was an excellent essay.
It was a joy to read.
What about those who have dual citizenship it would seem with these sorts of arguments the same could apply. It’s also not lost in context how even some with citizenship are doing or could be doing things against our country. Did we ever get those Helsinki notes by the way