Johnson previously said at a Senate hearing that the U.S. is in the "minority" of countries that grant birthright citizenship ...

Johnson said the U.S. is one of a "very few" nations with birthright citizenship. Thirty-five nations have it, but "very few" is a pretty subjective number when compared to 195 total countries.

Birthright citizenship, or jus soli, gives citizenship to people born in a country, regardless of their parents’ nationality. About 30 countries, including the United States, still allow ...

When President Donald Trump announced his intention to end birthright citizenship, right-wing media figures immediately began ...

currently allow birthright citizenship, but some countries have put conditions in place that may make sense. Denying the privileges of citizenship to the children of immigrants who violate ...

In the U.S., the history of birthright citizenship – and periodic challenges to it – has long been tied to the country's fraught ... Are we willing to allow the dignity and humanity of U.S ...

There are about 30 countries, including Canada and Mexico, that apply birthright citizenship ... Others, like the U.K. and Australia, allow for automatic citizenship if one parent is a ...

This article was updated on Feb. 6 at 2:04 p.m. Shortly after being sworn into office on Jan. 20 for a second term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship – the ...