Can We End Birthright Citizenship? (ft. Ilan Wurman)

This week on Moment of Truth, Nick sits down with Professor Ilan Wurman of the University of Minnesota Law School for one of the most illuminating legal conversations the show has ever had.

Wurman makes the full originalist case that the conventional wisdom on birthright citizenship rests on two shaky pillars: a misreading of the common law and a misreading of the 14th Amendment. He explains why birth alone was never actually the rule at common law, what "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" really meant to the people who wrote it, and why the social compact theory changes everything. He also gives his honest read on Trump v. Barbara, what he thinks the Supreme Court will do, and what Congress could do right now if it decided to act. This one is for immigration hawks and legal eagles alike.

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(00:00) Welcome to Moment of Truth

(03:10) Becoming the Guy Who Writes About Birthright Citizenship

(10:52) Why Birthright Citizenship Is a Moral and Civilizational Question

(14:40) Newton vs. Einstein: The Right Analogy for the Birthright Citizenship Debate

(18:53) Common Law and the 14th Amendment Text

(25:09) Sovereign Protection Required Sovereign Consent

(28:13) What Subject to the Jurisdiction Actually Meant

(34:19) Trump v. Barbara Explained Simply

(36:49) Birth Tourism Is Real and Everyone Knows It

(39:37) Which Way Does the Supreme Court Go

(43:03) What Should Congress Actually Do

(48:27) Where to Find Ilan Wurman

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