How Does Birthright Citizenship in the U.S. Compare to the Rest of the World?

Maria Nițu

By Miranda Jeyaretnam January 23, 2025 5:45 AM EST W ho gets to be an American? Since the 14th Amendment to the Constitution was adopted in 1868, the answer to that question has been cemented in the American psyche: anyone born on U.S. soil is a U.S. citizen. That is until Donald Trump issued an executive order on Jan. 20, 2025—the first day of his second term as President—that would make birthright citizenship conditional on the legal status of one’s parents, targeting many of the hundreds of

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