by birth
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The majority’s decision in Barbara recounts how before the 14th Amendment’s ratification, Americans followed the long-standing common-law rule making persons born on American soil citizens by birth.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
The couple married in 2022, according to a marriage certificate, and Serrano was born in Puerto Rico, making him a US citizen by birth.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Kavanagh, 78, is a New Englander by birth and Californian by choice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026
“The Fourteenth Amendment affirms the ancient and fundamental rule of citizenship by birth within the territory,” the majority said, including “all children here born of resident aliens.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Every American was a rifleman by birth, and one American was worth ten or twenty foreigners in a fight.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
