Birthright citizenship

Professor Robert S. Chang, Executive Director, Korematsu Center for Law & Equality at UC Irvine School of Law, gives us a brief history of Birthright Citizenship in the US.

The California state Assembly passed two resolutions opposing the Trump Administration’s policies and budget priorities.

On his first day in office, President Trump signed an executive order redefining who gets to be an American.

President Trump’s challenge to unrestricted birthright citizenship continues a world-historical debate: Who gets to be included in a nation?

May 16 | Birthright citizenship, established by the 14th Amendment in 1868, grants U.S. citizenship to anyone born on in the US. Trump’s executive order challenges this, seeking to redefine who qualifies as American and who can fully participate in democracy.

A coalition of San Francisco-based Asian American groups is hosting a weeklong series of events to honor the 127th anniversary of birthright citizenship in the U.S.

The three weeks since President Trump’s inauguration has brought a near-daily slurry of executive orders — including one ending birthright citizenship.