Rights are never self-enforcing and there’s no language so perfect that having it written down will inherently resolve a problem forever,” noted historian Gregory Downs, pinpointing the essence of the maelstrom surrounding birthright citizenship in the United States.

Efforts to redefine the 14th Amendment could leave thousands of children stateless and trigger constitutional battles.

"Birthright citizenship has protected us from those who might wish to pick and choose who gets to be American."

Legal advocates, including the Asian Law Caucus, filed a class action lawsuit to stop the executive order aimed at removing birthright citizenship rights

Matt Kuenning, who teaches at Illinois State University and practices law in Champaign, says a New Hampshire judge's ruling to certify a class-action lawsuit will reduce the harm caused by the Trump administration's executive order.

People protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court over President Donald Trump's move to end birthright citizenship. The Constitution is clear in declaring, through the 14th Amendment, that every child born in this country is a U. S. citizen. To deny their citizenship is to impoverish the entire citizenry.

When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a single federal judge could not issue a nationwide injunction on a case related to the constitutional right of birthright citizenship that the Trump

In some ways, the 14th Amendment is the original articulation that Black lives matter,” says Damon Hewitt, president and executive