Born Here: the 14th Amendment and Who Gets To Be American
With the Supreme Court weighing whether birthright citizenship can be narrowed by executive order, these books trace the constitutional origins, landmark cases, and lived experiences behind the 14th Amendment's promise.
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The Second FoundingEric FonerEric Foner's constitutional history explains the Reconstruction-era origins and legal transformations of citizenship...Shelf signal: Civil War Era
CitizenshipDaisy HernándezDaisy Hernandez offers a contemporary, personal exploration of who counts as an American that illuminates the social...Shelf signal: Immigration Policy
The Words That Made USAkhil Reed AmarAkhil Amar's constitutional account traces the founding-era text and interpretation that inform modern readings of...Shelf signal: Constitutional Law
A Nation of ImmigrantsJohn F. KennedyJohn F. Kennedy's A Nation of Immigrants provides historical and rhetorical context for arguments about immigration and...Shelf signal: Immigration Policy
The Undocumented AmericansKarla Cornejo VillavicencioKarla Cornejo Villavicencio's reporting on undocumented lives shows the lived consequences of shifts in citizenship...Shelf signal: Immigration & Emigration