Birthright Citizenship in the United States: A global comparison
Center for Immigration Studies Backgrounder
Birthright Citizenship in the United States: A global comparison
Every year, 300,000 to 400,000 children are born to illegal immigrants in the United States. Despite the foreign citizenship and illegal status of the parent, the executive branch of the U.S. government automatically recognizes these children as U.S. citizens upon birth. The same is true of children born to tourists…