In a recent New York Times op ed, legal scholars Randy Barnett and Ilan Wurman offer a partial defense of President Trump's executive order denying birthright citizenship to children of ...

The ethical debate over birthright citizenship, also known as jus soli ... to become permanent residents and access universal education, health care and social services. Two Canadian scholars ...

USC is stepping up to create a Center for American Civic Leadership and Scholarship aimed at teaching about government, ...

The GOP bill sponsors intend to challenge longstanding federal legal precedent protecting the right to a public education for all children in the U.S.

I think they fail to effectively rebut several key points, most notably that their argument - if applied consistently - would also deny birthright citizenship to recently freed slaves - the group ...

More than 250,000 Canadian citizens and residents have signed a parliamentary petition urging Canada to revoke Elon Musk’s citizenship and passport. Musk’s association with US President Donald ...

Those who support birthright citizenship only if their parents are citizens include 68 percent of Republicans, 33 percent of independents, and 16 percent of Democrats. Generations are somewhat ...

Anyone born in the U.S. is a citizen, guaranteed by the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof ...

Citizenship of Nauru, an island nation spanning just 8 square miles in the southwest Pacific Ocean, can be yours for $105,000. The tiny, low-lying island has launched a “golden passport ...

By John Eligon Reporting from Johannesburg The United States will immediately start offering a rapid pathway to citizenship for ... the nation’s food supply. Education Department Cuts: The ...

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Through the principle of jure sanguinis (right of blood), those with direct Italian ancestors (parents or grandparents) can apply for citizenship. The sole requirement states: “The Italian ...