birthright

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Roughly 30 to 35 countries offer some form of birthright citizenship, particularly across the Americas, with varying degrees of restriction based on parental residency or legal status.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

On April 1, Trump added to his pressure on the court by attending a hearing on the birthright case in person -- the first sitting president to join the audience in history.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

For too long, U.S. air dominance has been taken for granted—but it isn’t an American birthright.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The Supreme Court case establishing birthright citizenship involved a Chinese American man named Wong Kim Ark, born to parents who came here legally but couldn’t become citizens because of the era’s anti-Chinese laws.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“A scandal? A deprived birthright? In what sort of messy intrigue are you involved?”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas