Vancouver-based birth tourism operator Liga Lin says her phone has been buzzing with inquiries from expectant mothers since U ...

Here’s what to know about Trump’s proposal to add new restrictions in the U.S.—and how that compares to other countries.

The White House signaled plans for executive orders, including ending birthright citizenship for children of illegal ...

President Trump’s order curtailing birthright citizenship faces lawsuits over the 14th Amendment. This may be prelude to ...

Birthright citizenship allows for a child born in the U.S. to a parent living in the country undocumented or temporarily to automatically become a citizen at birth.

But, no, we don’t know very well that the United States is the only country in the world that grants unconditional birthright ...

Unrestricted birthright citizenship is increasingly rare, and with only a few exceptions, it persists only in countries with ...

Some critics say much the same about unconditional birthright citizenship. About 20 percent of countries use it, most in North and South America. The United States and Canada inherited the law ...

Birthright citizenship, a practice that President Donald Trump is seeking to end, sets the United States apart from much of the world. But the U.S. is not alone in creating such a policy — and ...

America started doing so at the end of the civil war. The constitution was amended then to overturn the Dred Scott decision ...

Canada is one of the few countries outside the U.S. that adheres to unconditional birthright citizenship. Under Canadian law, any Canadian-born child is granted citizenship, regardless of their ...

The ban on the US birthright citizenship (jus soli-right ... system of acquiring citizenship including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela etc. On the contrary, more than 20 ...