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Liam Comer-Weaver's avatar

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

Ross Dickson's avatar

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.

Linda Chavez's avatar

Thanks--typo. Fixed now.

Donald Ashman's avatar

Linda Chavez, that was an excellent essay.

It was a joy to read.

My Walk's avatar

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

Linda Chavez's avatar

The two most prominent people in the United States with dual citizenship today are Melania Trump and Barron Trump. Both hold Slovenia citizenship along with US