If you are born in America, you are American. Today, the Supreme Court upheld the promise of birthright citizenship, which was established more than 150 years ago by the 14th amendment and affirmed in The landmark case United States versus Won Kim Ark determined that Won Kim Ark, the son of Chinese migrants born in San Francisco, was an American citizen. The Supreme Court ruled in his favor even at the height of the Chinese Exclusion act, because the 14th Amendment is abundantly clear. All persons born in the United States means all persons. (00:35–00:57)
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