From the column: "Birthright citizenship represents the best of America. It’s a clear, principled rule that has served us ...

How has the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the 14th Amendment in the past? An 1898 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Wong Kim Ark is considered the historical standard that children born ...

I’m not a lawyer; maybe that helps me understand the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship better than J. Christian Adams (“Conventional wisdom behind birthright citizenship is wrong ...

His argument rests on interpreting the phrase "subject to the jurisdiction thereof," found in the 14th Amendment, which codified birthright citizenship into the Constitution. Trump claims that ...