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The Atlantic
Amanda Frost Amanda Frost

The Atlantic

As the Fourteenth Amendment recognizes, every inhabitant of the United States, whatever their citizenship status, has a stake in its future.

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The American Scholar
Amanda Frost Amanda Frost

The American Scholar

The secret history of Wong Kim Ark, the man whose Supreme Court case ensured all born on US soil are citizens at birth.

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The New Republic
Amanda Frost Amanda Frost

The New Republic

Are the court’s conservatives the devout originalists they claim to be or partisan hacks? A key immigration case will provide the proof.

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The American Prospect
Amanda Frost Amanda Frost

The American Prospect

The Trump administration is seeking to denaturalize and deport longtime U.S. citizens, seizing on tiny mistakes in the process and putting the status of every naturalized citizen at potential risk.

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The Atlantic
Amanda Frost Amanda Frost

The Atlantic

Some people are learning that their birth or naturalization certificates aren’t enough to prove citizenship—a problem that the Fourteenth Amendment should ideally prevent.

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Slate
Amanda Frost Amanda Frost

Slate

How Painful Can Trump Make the Lives of Immigrants?

The threats he actually will and won’t be able to follow through on.

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Slate
Amanda Frost Amanda Frost

Slate

It all begins with an idea.

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