citizenship
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A Criticism of Wong Kim Ark (1898) Author’s Note: If parents have existing foreign citizenship, the 14th Amendment ‘born in the United States’ citizenship at birth clause DOES NOT APPLY to their children. WHY? Because the child already has the citizenship of their parents. The 14th Amendment was drafted from the 1866 Civil Rights Act…
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543 words (tens of thousands in linked posts) As I’ve written now in 36 articles, ‘birthright citizenship’ didn’t start with the 14th Amendment (1866-1869) but the Wong Kim Ark case (1898). The Chinese were a major influence in San Francisco and California; thanks to immigration, their work ethic, and ease of access to the California…
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Ted Cruz’s eligibility tied to women’s rights movementwnd.com/2016/02/ted-cruzs-eligibility-tied-to-womens-rights-movement/Editor’s note: Multiple legal experts have been weighing in both for and against theproposition that Sen. Ted Cruz is a “natural born citizen” and therefore constitutionallyeligible to serve as president of the United States. Here is one more perspective. By Leonard A. DanemanThe following shall be nationals and…
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