Within the U.S. Constitution, section one of the 14th Amendment begins with, "All persons born or naturalized in the U.S., and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the U.S. and of ...

“The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments were designed to enshrine Lincoln’s promise of a new America.” The amendment’s first section begins: However, as so often is the case, this reaffirmed ...