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Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886) is the 26th landmark Supreme Court case, the fourth case in the Politics, Society, Freedom, and Equality module, featured in the KTB Prep American Government and Civics Series designed to acquaint users with the origins, concepts, organizations, and policies of the United States government and...
“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.” This phrase (particularly “subject to the jurisdiction of”) is at the heart of the controversy of birthright citizenship. Unfortunately, for people...