Jus sanguinis had been the law of the land, and a good part of the empire’s massive bureaucracy worked to keep track of ancestry, issuing certificates of purity certifying that no taint of ...

The archbishop of Miami writes that an executive order seeking to overturn birthright citizenship, established by the 14th Amendment and solidified as pertaining to children born in this country ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. is among more than 30 countries that allow for unrestricted birthright citizenship. Birthright citizenship means that a person born in a country, regardless of their ...