More than 30 countries grant unrestricted birthright citizenship based on the ‘jus soli’ principle – and nearly all of them ...

Since the adoption of the 14th Amendment in 1868, the United States has recognized birthright citizenship; that is, if a ...

For generations, European countries have used mostly bloodlines to determine citizenship ... by the Latin terms “jus sanguinis,” or right of blood, and “jus soli,” or right of soil ...

However, in most cases these countries turned toward a different type of birthright citizenship that has its roots in European law: jus sanguinis (‘right of blood’), which is generally based ...

This week, the Trump administration doubled down in its fight against birthright citizenship. The usual alliance of pundits, professors and press lined up to declare any challenge to birthright ...