Are immigrants’ offspring, who are born in the United States, entitled to U.S. citizenship?
For nearly 150 years, the matter was settled. The 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, had resolved the debate.
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.”
Over the past weekend, the bell was sounded for a new round of controversy on immigration reform.