ThroughlineWho gets to be an American citizen?

Why The Court Said "All Persons"

12:20–13:35 · 76s

Amanda Frost explains the majority’s reasoning that "all persons" truly meant everyone born on U.S. soil, and how practical fallout—stripping citizenship from many immigrant children—pushed the Court to side with Wong.

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