Fitisemanu v. US "For over a century, the land of American Samoa has been an American territory, but its people have never been considered American citizens. Plaintiffs, three citizens of American Samoa, asked the district court in Utah to upend... Read More

Fitisemanu v. US "Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment, (ECF No. 30) is GRANTED. a. Persons born in American Samoa are citizens of the United States by virtue of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 8 U.S.C. § 1408... Read More

"Donald Trump is not the first Republican presidential candidate to float the idea of scrapping the principle that anyone born in the United States automatically becomes a US citizen. And he probably won’t be the last. [This... Read More

Please take a moment to read Cyrus D. Mehta's post in its entirety to learn why tinkering with the Fourteenth Amendment would lead to 'absurd and disastrous results.' Read More

"Appellants are individuals born in the United States territory of American Samoa. Statutorily deemed “non-citizen nationals” at birth, they argue the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause affords them citizenship by dint of... Read More

Ending Birthright Citizenship Would be Costly to America On March 5, 2012 the National Foundation for American Policy ("NFAP") published a paper authored by Bender's Immigration Bulletin Editorial Board member Margaret D. Stock. Entitled... Read More

For nearly a century and a half, the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution has provided automatic citizenship to almost everyone born in the United States. News reports say that legislators in many states are going to try to pass laws this year... Read More