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Opinion | Birthright citizenship fight shows US identity debate is far from settled

South China Morning Post · · 352 words · By James V Wertsch
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“It became the law of the land in 1868 with the 14th Amendment to the Constitution that guaranteed citizenship, due process and equal protection to anyone born in the US.”
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Wikipedia and the Constitution Center confirm the 14th Amendment was adopted in 1868 and guarantees citizenship, equal protection, and due process to those born in the US.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. Considered one of the most consequential amendments, it…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thirty-three amendments to the Constitution of the United States (also referred to formally as articles of amendment) have been proposed by the United States Congress and sent to the states for ratifi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tenth Amendment (Amendment X) to the United States Constitution, a part of the Bill of Rights, was ratified on December 15, 1791. It expresses the principle of federalism, whereby the federal gove…
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“its application was extended to Chinese and other groups in the aftermath of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.”
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While evidence confirms the existence of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, the provided evidence does not explicitly state that the application of birthright citizenship was 'extended' to Chinese groups as a result of that specific act; the act was restrictive, not expansive.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years. The law made excep…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Exclusion_Act
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943, or Magnuson Act of 1943, was an immigration law proposed by US Representative (later Senator) Warren Magnuson of Washington and signed into law on December 17…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chinese Immigration Act, 1923 (French: Loi de l'Immigration Chinoise, 1923), also known as the "Chinese Exclusion Act" (the duration of which has been dubbed the Exclusion Era), was a Canadian Act…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Immigration_Act,_1923
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“It was further solidified by the case that Wong Kim Ark brought to the Supreme Court in 1898.”
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Wikipedia and the Supreme Court Historical Society confirm that United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898) is a landmark decision that affirmed birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carla Wong McMillian (born May 27, 1973) is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia and former judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carla_Wong_McMillian
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States which held that "a child born in the United States, of parents of Chinese descent, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Wong_Kim_Ark
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“Born in San Francisco to parents from China, he was stopped from re-entering the US and appealed to the Supreme Court, which ruled in his favour”
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Wikipedia confirms that United States v. Wong Kim Ark involved a child born in the US to parents of Chinese descent and that the Supreme Court ruled in his favor regarding his citizenship.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United States citizenship can be acquired by birthright in two situations: by virtue of the person's birth within United States territory while under the jurisdiction thereof (jus soli), or because at…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States which held that "a child born in the United States, of parents of Chinese descent, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Wong_Kim_Ark
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356 (1886), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that a prima facie race-neutral law administered in a prejudicial manner in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yick_Wo_v._Hopkins
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“Why is this issue again at the centre of deliberations in the US Supreme Court in 2026?”
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The provided evidence does not contain any information regarding birthright citizenship being at the center of Supreme Court deliberations in the year 2026. The search results for 2026 are unrelated (Taylor Swift) or refer to different cases (Washington v. Trump 2025).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United States citizenship can be acquired by birthright in two situations: by virtue of the person's birth within United States territory while under the jurisdiction thereof (jus soli), or because at…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthright_citizenship_in_the_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Washington v. Trump is a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. The lawsuit was launched by the states of Washington, Arizona, Illinois and Oregon after Pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_v._Trump_(2025)
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“the assertion in the Declaration of Independence that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights”.”
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The National Archives and Wikipedia both provide the direct text of the Declaration of Independence confirming the phrase 'all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Created. June–July 1776. Ratified.second sentence, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, tha…
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web search NEUTRAL — respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they a…
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web search NEUTRAL — should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable R…
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