Birthright Citizenship Case Echoes an ACLU Lawyer’s Immigrant Family History
TL;DR
ACLU Legal Director Cecillia Wang, the daughter of immigrants, will argue before the Supreme Court against the Trump administration’s bid to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants, a case that hinges on the 14th Amendment and is colored by her own family’s history.
Topics:nationimmigration#14th-amendment#american-civil-liberties-union#citizenship#immigration#supreme-court-of-the-united-states
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