Why the Civil Rights Issue of Birthright Citizenship Cannot Be Ignored
When a child is born in the United States, they get the rights and protections guaranteed by the Constitution in addition to becoming a cherished member of their family. This wasn't always the case, though. In fact, the idea of "birthright citizenship" was first raised as a civil rights issue after the Civil War, not at the time the country was founded. By extending citizenship to all those "born or naturalized in the United States" and granting them "equal civil and legal rights," the Fourteenth Amendment, which was ratified in 1868, aimed to protect the status of formerly enslaved Black Americans. But few are aware that the subject of birthright
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