In Supreme Court fight over birthright citizenship, a great-grandson hears echoes of 1898 - Reuters

A great-grandson of a plaintiff in the landmark 1898 Supreme Court case United States v. Wong Kim Ark is now at the center of a new birthright citizenship dispute before the high court. The 1898 case established that children born in the United States to non-citizen immigrant parents are automatically U.S. citizens under the 14th Amendment, a principle now under legal challenge. The current case reflects ongoing debate over whether birthright citizenship should apply to all children born on U.S. soil or be limited to those with at least one citizen parent. The Supreme Court's decision could fundamentally reshape immigration law and citizenship eligibility for millions of Americans. The case echoes arguments from 126 years ago while applying them to contemporary immigration and constitutional interpretation.