Here We Go Again on Birthright Citizenship?

GENERATIONS OF Americans have understood that children born in the United States are entitled to U.S. citizenship, regardless of the nationality of their parents. When Congress revisits immigration reform this spring, however, legislation to repeal this historic rule is expected to play a central role in the debate. James C. Ho, an appellate and constitutional litigator and formerly a law clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas, writes about how the U.S. Constitution stands in the way of this proposed return to Dred Scott in the LA Times (here).

I think that Ho is exactly right.

KJ