The Supreme Court's decision on birthright citizenship will impact access to schools

After 160 years, Supreme Court to settle birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants

You don't have to go very deep into the U.S. Constitution to see the word "citizen" appear. It's first used in Article I, Section 2, where the founding document says to serve in the House of Representatives someone must have been a citizen for seven years.

The Supreme Court's decision on birthright citizenship will impact access to schools

The Supreme Court will weigh a provision that guarantees automatic citizenship to all babies born in the U.S. Here's a look at how their decision could impact different parts of the education world.

U.S. Supreme Court to examine birthright citizenship this week | The Highland County Press

The 14th Amendment reads: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” Legal analysts have said that the phrase “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” means more than being physically present in the United States.