What the Birthright-Citizenship Case Is Really About

Subscribe to The Supreme Court will soon decide whether the Trump administration’s executive order limiting who can be born an American is constitutional, and whether “all persons born or naturalized in the United States”—save for those who are here under unique circumstances, such as children of foreign dignitaries—are citizens of the union. This week on Radio Atlantic, Adam Harris is joined by Atlantic staff writer Adam Serwer to explore birthright citizenship and what it means to be an American. Subscribe to the “Radio Atlantic” podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Subscribe to the “Radio Atlantic” podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4vlgAVf... Follow The Atlantic on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theatlantic... Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Atlantic subscribers also get access to exclusive subscriber audio in Apple Podcasts. Subscribe today at TheAtlantic.com/Listener. #theatlantic #radioatlantic #birthrightcitizenship 00:00 Introduction 00:56 The Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment Explained 01:29 Trump Order and Lawsuit 02:52 Origins in Reconstruction 05:40 Wong Kim Ark Precedent 06:24 Why Challenge it Now 08:24 Jurisdiction Clause Debate 14:04 Statelessness Explained 17:19 Credits Atlantic on YouTube: http://bit.ly/subAtlanticYT