Does the Fourteenth Amendment Guarantee Birthright Citizenship? [POLICYbrief]

What does the text of the Constitution say about United States citizenship? Does the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee citizenship to anyone born in the US? Arguing both sides of the birthright citizenship issue are Professor John Yoo of UC Berkeley School of Law and Professor John Eastman of Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law.

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