United States
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Babies born in the United States have been deemed citizens under the Constitution and federal immigration law for 160 years.
From Los Angeles Times
“The following shall be nationals and citizens of the United States at birth: a person born in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof,” the law said.
From Los Angeles Times
The United States has not said who it is speaking with in Iran, which has denied it is in talks.
From Barron's
The pair discussed Islamabad's role in trying to get the United States and Iran to the negotiating table, and set out a joint five-point plan for an end to the conflict.
From Barron's
The citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
