How Do You Become A U.S. Citizen? | AJ+
July 2, 2017
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as posted by the channelBirthright citizenship has become a point of contention in the debate about U.S. immigration. It's one of several ways to become a U.S. citizen, but it hasn't always been open to everyone, and some critics want to eliminate birthright citizenship altogether.
Learn more here:
Pew Research Center. “How U.S. Immigration Laws and Rules Have Changed Through History.”
PBS. “Jim Crow Stories14th Amendment Ratified.”
Center for Migration Studies. “Citizenship After Trump.”
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Presented by: Imaeyen Ibanga
Written by: Kathryn Wheeler
Edited by: Brian Joseph
Animations by: Kai Tang
Produced by: Imaeyen Ibanga and Kathryn Wheeler
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