Indian-American presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on September 27 said he would end birthright citizenship in the US if he got the top job, resurrecting a 2015 proposal that was introduced by then-candidate Donald Trump. How did birthright citizenship emerge in the US? The originAt the centre of the birthright citizenship debate is the 14th Amendment. That’s when the Supreme Court for the first time said the 14th Amendment gave birthright citizenship to most people born in the US. Birthright citizenship is a recurrent topic of discussion in American politics.

Source: Indian Express October 01, 2023 02:16 UTC