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citizenship

[sit-uh-zuhn-ship, -suhn-] / ˈsɪt ə zənˌʃɪp, -sən- /




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Congress adopted birthright citizenship in the Immigration and Nationality Acts of 1940 and 1952.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Last month, Cecillia Wang, the head of the ACLU, asked the Supreme Court to preserve birthright citizenship, a pillar of the 14th Amendment.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

For supporters, the effort represents a long-promised attempt to tighten immigration controls and redefine American citizenship more narrowly.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

The current know-your-customer rules don’t require the gathering of citizenship status specifically, and banks don’t routinely share that information with the government.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The effect was to strip German Jews of their citizenship and all associated rights beginning in January of 1936.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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